House Oversight launches investigation @fraud in California hospice programs
President Donald Trump signaled last year that California would be the next state his administration investigates when it comes to fraud following Minnesota’s fraud scandal.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has been aware of the Fraud for the past four years….
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The House Oversight Committee launched an investigation Monday into allegations of rampant taxpayer fraud in California’s hospice programs, which it argued that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has been aware of for the past four years.
President Donald Trump signaled last year that California would be the next state his administration investigates when it comes to fraud, after an investigation in Minnesota found that fraudsters targeted the state’s food assistance program, daycare facilities, and medical programs.
House Oversight Republicans accused Newsom of failing to prevent and detect fraud in his state’s hospice system, despite state audit reports indicating fraud in the programs, and is requesting documents and communications regarding California’s oversight and internal controls to detect and prevent fraud for its federally funded 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 lawmakers wrote in a letter to Newsom.
“In California, your administration’s Departments of Public Health, Social Services and Health Care Services all have a role in overseeing federally funded hospice programs,” the lawmakers continued. “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. As a result, Americans across the country are paying for California’s rampant hospice fraud and vulnerable patients are being exploited.
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