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Vance anti-fraud task force suspends 221 California hospice and healthcare providers so far
Federal officials say the eight defendants billed Medicare for patients who were not terminally ill and stole more than $50 million.
- On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of eight people for defrauding Medicare of $50 million through sham hospice schemes across Southern California, spanning from Anaheim to Simi Valley.
- Vice President JD Vance's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud conducted the crackdown, targeting what officials described as a "high-risk environment" for health care fraud after the task force met for the first time last week.
- Fraudulent claims for non-terminal patients comprised the bulk of charges, while Young Joo Ko, 59, of East Hollywood, faces charges for forging immigration medical documents to defraud green card applicants.
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli called the region a "kingdom of fraud," while FBI Assistant Director Akil Davis said the agency aims to "reverse that trend" of massive annual losses.
- Dr. Mehmet Oz, who runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, noted that federal officials "took out" 221 hospices recently and plans to review every hospice in California.
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Slay NewsMultiple Fraudulent Businesses Raided in California as JD Vance’s Task Force Shuts Down 221 Scam ‘Healthcare’ Providers in LA
by Frank Bergman, Slay News: The Trump administration’s anti-fraud task force, led by Vice President JD Vance, has suspended hundreds of healthcare providers in California as part of an aggressive crackdown on fraud targeting taxpayer-funded programs. A total of 221 “hospice and healthcare providers” in Los Angeles have now been suspended over suspected fraud. It […]
JD Vance Announces Crackdown Of Alleged “$50M+” Fraud Scheme
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8 arrests made in federal crackdown on alleged health care fraud in Southern California
Federal officials have arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles.
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