The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance has suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies in Los Angeles County on suspicion of Medicaid fraud, with estimated losses to taxpayers exceeding $600 million.
The Nevada Legislature is set to review Assembly Bill 161, a proposal aimed at tightening regulations on the rapidly growing hospice care industry. The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Rebecca Edgeworth, seeks to protect vulnerable patients from neglect and financial exploitation by imposing stricter oversight on hospice providers.