Fact-check · Oct 20, 2026
“Cut off funding to hundreds of fake hospice facilities that stole an estimated $1,400,000,000”
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What the record shows
CMS suspended payments to approximately 800 hospices in Los Angeles suspected of fraud responsible for $1.4 billion in Medicare spending; $70 million in funds suspended as of May 2026. The $1.4B is total billing by suspected providers, not confirmed stolen amounts.
The $1.4 billion figure is accurate but represents total Medicare spending by suspected facilities, not confirmed theft. The claim also understates the number of facilities (800 vs. 'hundreds').
Sources
- Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515
- Chairmen Guthrie, Joyce, Griffith, Smith, Schweikert, and Buchanan Ask HHS OIG About Ongoing HHA and Hospice Fraud in Los Angeles County
- Four More Charged In $110 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme
- Congress Seeks Answers on Los Angeles’ High-Risk Hospice Fraud Zone - Hospice News
- Central District of California
- Central District of California
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