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Sham hospice schemes are bilking Medicare — and harming California seniors

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters

CALIFORNIA HAS EMERGED as the epicenter of a sweeping hospice fraud crisis, one that is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and putting vulnerable seniors at risk.  Yet years after the state acknowledged the problem, key regulatory fixes remain in limbo while state and federal officials trade blame.  Hospice care, an end of life […]

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