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. In February of 2023, Congressman Blumenauer and I led a partisan letter to CMS raising concerns about hospice fraud and requesting answers on gaps in oversight tools. The very next month, during a Ways and Means hearing, I questioned then Secretary Becerra directly on the Department's failure to properly oversee the hospice benefit. Unfortunately, little if anything was being done. (01:46–01:57)
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Asserts that a letter was sent to CMS in February 2023 about hospice fraud and oversight gaps.
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