A CBS probe reveals that despite a 2022 moratorium on new hospices and promises from Gov. Gavin Newsom to eradicate abuse, fraud has ballooned
By Megan Barth
Executive Editor of The California Globe
In a damning new investigation titled “Hospice Fraud: Ground Zero in Los Angeles,” CBS News has exposed widespread fraud plaguing California’s hospice industry, particularly in Los Angeles County, where hundreds of providers exhibit multiple red flags of abuse despite state vows to crack it down. This revelation builds on earlier whistleblowing efforts, including independent journalist Nick Shirley’s groundbreaking exposés on similar “ghost” operations in government-funded programs across Minnesota and California, as well as investigative reporter Christian Hartsock’s recent undercover probe into Medi-Cal hospice and home health fraud, underscoring a broader pattern of taxpayer-funded scams in blue states.
