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
FBI arrests couple accused of running hospice fraud scheme – CBS News Watch CBS News The FBI has arrested eight people in California connected to a $60 million health care fraud scheme. CBS News correspondent Adam Yamaguchi was at the scene of one of the arrests and joins “The Takeout” with more. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance revealed a staggering increase in California hospice and healthcare providers that were suspended as a result of the task force’s crackdown on fraud. Fox News Digital is told a total of 221 providers in … Read more
The FBI arrested a married couple Thursday accused of fraudulently billing Medicare for $7.45 million while running a hospice with a survival rate reported to be more than 97% after five years. They were the first in a series of arrests planned Thursday, federal officials told CBS News. A high survival rate at a hospice … Read more
Congress probing hospice fraud in California after CBS News investigation – CBS News Watch CBS News Two weeks after a CBS News investigation into hospice care fraud in California, Congress is now probing the issue. CBS News correspondent Adam Yamaguchi is following the story. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform have launched an investigation into what they categorize as “rampant taxpayer fraud in California’s hospice programs.” “Recent reporting has revealed alarming evidence of fraudulent activity in California’s hospice programs, including agencies overbilling Medicare and fraudulently enrolling beneficiaries … Read more