Is a CON challenge imminent in Hillsborough County?
A decision by the Agency for Health Care Administration to award a new hospice program in Hillsborough County to a hospital affiliated hospice program could draw a challenge from the longstanding existing provider, LifePath, if a Christmas Eve letter to the state is any indication. Nine applications were submitted to provide new hospice services in Hillsborough County. The state last week announced the hospice program would be awarded to West Florida Health, which is a newly formed company sponsored by…