New investigation adds to evidence that a network of hundreds of hospices are allegedly ripping off tens of millions of dollars from taxpayers across California.
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There are roughly 7,000 hospice programs across the US. There are 91 in Florida, 39 in New York — and over 2,800 in California,” Dr. Byock said.
“Many of them have come into existence in California in the last four years,” he said, adding that “clearly some of these programs in Southern California are not legitimate at all and seem like vehicles for
fraudulent billing [of] Medicare.”
None of the hospices flagged by CBS News turned up in California’s enforcement actions database."