You may have read about the daycare fraud in Minneapolis involving the Somali community. It seems Los Angeles had been specializing in hospice care fraud (Russians this time, IIRC).
…It was another example of fraud in the hospice industry, long a nationwide problem. But her case arose well after officials had promised to stamp it out in California, where the problem has been especially acute. Medicare is federally administered, and hospices must be certified for reimbursements. But the state issues the licenses for hospices to operate.
Three years ago, California’s state auditor sounded the alarm that Los Angeles County had seen a 1,500% increase in hospice companies since 2010 – more than six times the national average relative to its elderly population…
Indications of fraud have not stopped. In fact, they’ve grown.
The CBS News analysis reveals that over 700 of the roughly 1,800 hospices in LA County, trigger multiple red flags for fraud as defined by the state.
Hospice fraud is a nationwide problem. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General reported in 2023 that suspected hospice fraud amounts totaled an estimated $198.1 million.
Less than $200 million in fraud nationwide? That’s a rounding error. This is nothing.
I’d much rather see tRump investigated for all his fraud. And doesn’t Musk get something like $20 million per day in payments from the federal government? Investigate those two clowns and I’m sure you’ll find way more fraud than what will be found in Medicare.
I’m more concerned about Trump’s $400 million ballroom than I am a tiny, tiny amount of supposed Medicare fraud. Of course, CBS would focus on some infinitesimal amount of Medicare fraud because the billionaire class wants the public to think Medicare should be cut.
You mean the ballroom that is being paid for privately?
But, sure, there are always lots of things to be concerned about. That doesn’t mean that California (in this case) shouldn’t work on the fraud as it is revealed.
“Paid for privately” LOL! That’s just another way to say massive grift. I’m sure that each of those private “donators” will expect 1000x back in grift from the taxpayers.
And just today this corrupt administration asked for $200 billion to fund their Iran boondoggle. That’s 1000x the tiny Medicare fraud you are supposedly concerned about.
I don’t get down with fraud, at any level. This comment is not directed a you specifically, just throwing it out there in your general direction.
The exasperated squealing about fraud coming from a certain demographic in our country, who shall remain nameless, is ludicrous. We can’t take it seriously. People who voted for a convicted fraudster, probably aren’t all that concerned about fraud. They may pretend to be concerned, but we need to remain clear-eyed that their other dubious motivations might be driving their hysteria.
For those on the right side of history, if you’re concerned about fraud, be consistent! Don’t be like the Fraud Czar!
"In the Oval Office on Monday, Mr. Trump signed an executive order, “Establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud,” put Vice President JD Vance in charge and gave him the nickname “Fraud Czar.”
“As the president said,” Mr. Vance explained, “this is a problem that has festered in this country for far too long, and far too few people have actually wanted to do anything about it. That’s what makes this administration different.”
"In summarizing the executive order, Will Scharf, the White House staff secretary, said the task force could return “potentially billions or tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of dollars to the American taxpayer.”
Left unstated was Mr. Trump’s record of pardons and commutations for fraud convictions and the more than $700 million in restitution and fines connected to those cases, according to a review of Justice Department documents."