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Late builder's final gift lives on at Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence ...

The Lower Paxton Twp. man, owner of R.H. Getz Jr. Construction Inc. and partner in the Getz & Whittle Christmas Tree Farm, thought kitchens were the heart of a home.

When he knew he was dying of a brain tumor, he made arrangements for his memorial donations to go to the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence for a kitchen remodeling.

The recently remodeled kitchen will be dedicated in the Susquehanna Twp. residence this month in memory of the giving man who loved his family and community.

“Bob gave generously of his time and talents to help anyone, anywhere without expecting anything in return,” said his wife, Kathy Getz of Palmyra. “He was a quiet, unassuming man of deep faith. He really wanted this project done.”

Building and remodeling was second nature to Bob Getz, said Mike Deimler, his employee and friend for 13 years and now company owner.

“Bob was a good craftsman,” Deimler said. “He paid attention to details and made sure we did, too. Usually, homeowners knew what they wanted. Bob would take their ideas and run with them. He liked doing concrete work and kitchens, especially cabinets. He was a great boss, too.”

Bob Getz was equally at home farming. He grew hay and raised two Angus steers and chickens on a farmette. He and his dog, Cassie, were inseparable, frequently riding together in a construction truck.

When he wasn’t working, he relaxed by watching the Philadelphia Phillies, hunting deer, bears and turkey and collecting antique tools.

Nine weeks after Bob and Kathy Getz got married in 2007, Bob Getz experienced tingling in his left hand, then double vision. Tests showed that he had an inoperable brain tumor.

“Bob used to say that you have to play the hand you’re dealt,” Kathy Getz said. “When he found out he had a brain tumor, he started planning things. I started a notebook of what he told me, everything from who to call to butcher the steers to what to do for the future of his children.

Articles 20VN | Hospice Fraud - A Review For Employees ...

Hospice fraud in South Carolina and the United States is an increasing problem as the number of hospice patients has exploded over the past few years. From 2004 to 2008, the number of patients receiving hospice care in the United States grew almost 40% to nearly 1.5 million, and of the 2.5 million people who died in 2008, nearly one million were hospice patients. The overwhelming majority of people receiving hospice care receive federal benefits from the federal government through the Medicare or Medicaid programs. The health care providers who provide hospice services traditionally enroll in the Medicare and Medicaid programs in order to qualify to receive payments under these government programs for services rendered to Medicare and Medicaid eligible patients.

While most hospice health care organizations provide appropriate and ethical treatment for their hospice patients, because hospice eligibility under Medicare and Medicaid involves clinical judgments which may result in the payments of large sums of money from the federal government, there are tremendous opportunities for fraudulent practices and false billing claims by unscrupulous hospice care providers. As recent federal hospice fraud enforcement actions have demonstrated, the number of health care companies and individuals who are willing to try to defraud the Medicare and Medicaid hospice benefits programs is on the rise.

A recent example of hospice fraud involving a South Carolina hospice is Southern Care, Inc., a hospice company that in 2009 paid $24.7 million to settle an FCA case. The defendant operated hospices in 14 other states, too, including Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. The alleged frauds were that patients were not eligible for hospice, to wit, were not terminally ill, lack of documentation of terminal illnesses, and that the company marketed to potential patients with the promise of free medications, supplies, and the provision of home health aides. Southern Care also entered into a 5-year Corporate Integrity Agreement with the OIG as part of the settlement. The qui tam relators received almost $5 million.

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