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Feds’ fraud takedown: Just the start

Federal authorities arrested eight people in Los Angeles tied to a hospice fraud scheme involving more than $50 million in intended Medicare losses.

Patients who were not dying were placed into hospice care and were billed to taxpayers as if they were.

That is what federal prosecutors say was happening.

In some cases, individuals were allegedly paid to participate, turning a program meant for end-of-life care into a revenue stream.

And this is only what has been charged so far.

Investigators have identified hundreds of questionable hospice providers operating across Los Angeles County, with some addresses linked to dozens of entities and little or no real medical activity. Billions in suspicious billing have been flagged in the region in recent years.

That is the environment in which today’s arrests took place.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, led by Bill Essayli, deserves credit for acting decisively. Arrests were made, charges were filed, and a clear signal was sent that this conduct will be prosecuted.

That matters because this activity did not develop overnight.

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It grew in plain sight, while warning signs accumulated and oversight failed to keep pace.

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