Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond

Bryan Nowicki

Tune in to Husch Blackwell’s hospice podcast with Bryan Nowicki for conversations with industry innovators and fundamentals for navigating hospice law. In our commitment to monitoring updates and fostering learning, each episode delivers essential information clients need for best solutions in this changing healthcare sector.

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Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond

Episodes (146)

Wed May 6th Hospice Audit Updates: UPICs May Pick You for a Prepayment Review
Apr 15th High Risk Hospices Are in the Hot Seat Across Six States
Mar 25th What’s New? CMS Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight Application to “New” Hospices

Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond

May 6, 2026
16¾ minutes
14 MB

Hospice providers remain under heavy scrutiny, with prepayment audit and other audit activity on the rise. Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs) historically conducted post-payment reviews. However, over the last six months, they have joined Medicare Administrative Contractors in reviewing claims on a prepayment basis. In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Bryan Nowicki and Zaina Niles discuss this new type of UPIC audit and what your hospice can expect if a UPIC picks you.

Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond

Hospice Audit Updates: UPICs May Pick You for a Prepayment Review

Bryan Nowicki

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