Bethany Hospice Services v. Department of Public Welfare

OPINION by

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

Bethany Hospice Services of Western Pennsylvania (Bethany) petitions for review of the Order of the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (BHA) of the Department of Public Welfare (Department) that adopted the Recommendation of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denying Bethany’s appeal from a Retroactive Inpatient Denial by the Department’s Bureau of Program Integrity, Division of Program and Provider Compliance (Bureau).1 The Bureau retroactively denied Medical Assistance (MA) payment for hospice services provided by Bethany to patient M.O. (Patient) from October 11,…