Hospice care should be about providing compassionate, dignified care to patients and families during some of the hardest moments of their lives. Unfortunately, Bad actors have exploited [the Medicare hospice] benefit, endangered vulnerable seniors, undermined trust in the system, and cost taxpayers billions of dollars. Congress has a responsibility to step in and address it. For years I have worked to shine a light on fraud and abuse in the hospice space and push CMS and HHS to strengthen oversight and enforcement. (01:27–01:36)
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Asserts that exploitation of the Medicare hospice benefit has cost taxpayers billions.
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