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
House Republicans announced Monday that Congress will mount an investigation into “rampant hospice fraud,” alleging that potentially tens of millions in taxpayer funds may have been lost in improper payments to Southern California companies. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee, which has the authority to investigate, has sent a letter to California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, … Read more
The Merabi Professional Medical Plaza, a three-story, 32,000 square foot stucco and glass office building in Los Angeles, is home to a salon, a law office, a modeling agency, a realty corporation and, also, 89 licensed hospice companies. Patient advocate Sheila Clark, who has worked to expose allegations of widespread Medicare fraud in the hospice … Read more
Dr. Mehmet Oz pledged this week to lead an effort that would decertify any hospice providers that are found to be defrauding taxpayers by stealing the identities of people not in hospice or by overbilling for those who are dying. “If they steal the money, they’ll steal your health, they’ll steal your life, and we’re … Read more
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, tells CBS News’ Adam Yamaguchi, “If we could fix California it would help the rest of the country,” as the state grapples with a growing hospice fraud problem. Source link
She was an active 69-year-old, but records said she was dying in hospice – CBS News Watch CBS News A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing. Adam Yamaguchi reports. Source link