CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, pledged to lead an effort that would decertify any hospice providers that are found to be defrauding taxpayers by stealing the identities of people not in hospice or by overbilling for those who are dying. "If they steal the money, they'll steal your health, they'll steal your life, and we're seeing that over and over again, which is why we have to send a very loud message to fraudsters that we're not open for business for you," says Oz.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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