"The Committee is concerned your administration does not have sufficient internal controls to prevent and detect fraud and is not conducting proper oversight of these hospice programs."
"Recent reporting has revealed alarming evidence of fraudulent activity in California's hospice programs, including agencies overbilling Medicare and fraudulently enrolling beneficiaries without their knowledge."
"The committee said its auditors estimate LA County hospice providers overbilled Medicare by at least $105 million in a single year, adding it had seen a 1,500% increase in registrations since 2010."
California is facing a congressional investigation into widespread Medicare fraud linked to hospice programs. The House Oversight Committee revealed that multiple ghost hospices were billing the government from abandoned buildings and non-existent addresses. The committee demanded documents related to audits and oversight of federally-funded hospice programs. Chair James Comer highlighted a history of fraud in California's hospice programs, estimating over $105 million in overbilling. Concerns were raised about insufficient internal controls and oversight, leading to exploitation of vulnerable patients and financial burdens on taxpayers.
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