A deep dive into alleged hospice fraud in California – CBS News Watch CBS News A CBS News investigation found the California hospice industry is ripe for fraud. Here’s what we uncovered looking at state records and federal data, and from visits to several sites described as “ground zero” for fraud. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The CEO of a California hospice advocacy group told congressional lawmakers Tuesday that fraud in the industry is flourishing across the state, questioning how numerous fraudulent providers can continue to operate under the nose of regulators. Sheila Clark, the president and CEO of the California Hospice and … Read more
Capitol Hill saw bipartisan calls for accountability during a heated hearing on hospice fraud Tuesday. “We are holding this hearing because the American people are demanding answers about the theft of their tax dollars and their Medicare benefits. To the fraudsters: your time operating in the dark is way over,” House Ways and Means Committee … Read more
Lawmakers are demanding answers and looking for recommendations on how to crack down on hospice fraud, a problem costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. At a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, representatives on both sides of the aisle agreed they need more accountability to protect the Medicare hospice programs, which have been raided by … Read more
Crackdown targets alleged hospice fraud in California tied to $267 million in charges – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News has been investigating allegations of sweeping hospice fraud in California. Prosecutors say bogus payments cost the state’s Medicaid program $267 million. Adam Yamaguchi reports. Source link
Body cam footage shows California police raiding homes in suspected hospice fraud case – CBS News Watch CBS News Police file charges against 21 suspects in what’s described as a $267 million fraud case with zero legitimate patients. Adam Yamaguchi reports. Source link
LOS ANGELES — California officials on Thursday said they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to use stolen identities from people outside the state to charge for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program. State Attorney General Rob Bonta said officials have charged 21 and have so far arrested 5 people involved as the Trump … Read more
The California Department of Justice and several state agencies arrested five people Wednesday in a crackdown on an alleged hospice fraud ring, and officials said more arrests will come. Several suspects received “notices to appear” in court and will face arrest warrants if they don’t show. In total, the state filed charges against 21 suspects. … Read more
A CBS News investigation found one Los Angeles County hospice physician’s name, Dr. Rajiv Bhuva, on Medicare claims for nearly 2,800 patients across 126 hospices in a single year. Source link
A CBS News Investigation into hospices found an industry ripe for fraud, especially in California. A Los Angeles County hospice physician’s name, Dr. Rajiv Bhuva, was tied to nearly 2,800 Medicare patients’ claims across 126 California hospices in 2024, according to data we analyzed. Source link