Trump-Vance Task Force Suspends 221 California Hospice Providers, Arrests 11

Vance's task force suspended 221 providers in Los Angeles, a 215% increase from the previous week.

“FIRST ON FOX: The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance revealed a staggering increase in California hospice and healthcare providers that were suspended as a result of the task force’s crackdown on fraud”

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Operation Never Say Die resulted in 11 arrests including doctors, nurses, and a psychologist.

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The defendants allegedly bilked Medicare out of more than $50 million.

CMS Administrator Oz said in 10 weeks they're getting close to what Governor Newsom did in four years.

Defendants operated phony hospices billing for non-terminal patients.

One hospice had a survival rate of 85%, far above the national average.

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Schemes targeted vulnerable people with cash payments and free vitamins.

The investigation probes whether state officials facilitated these schemes.

The administration anticipates recovering more than $700 million this year.

“LOS ANGELES - Federal investigators and top Trump administration officials announced a massive crackdown on hospice fraud in Los Angeles Thursday, vowing to "stop the lies" and recover billions in stolen taxpayer funds”

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Riverside County warned of a hospice capacity crisis.

There will be difficult policy dilemmas between enforcement and care continuity.

Congressional Democrats demanded briefings on legality.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 27% approved the strikes.

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The Atlantic Council described the campaign as a high-risk gamble with weak justification.