The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are ramping up investigations into hospice fraud amid rising program integrity concerns in the space. Unscrupulous operators have increasingly targeted vulnerable aging populations, said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz during a recent press conference. The trend has resulted in several billions of health care dollars being fraudulently misspent, he stated. Efforts to safeguard patients and their families have increased, with CMS and DOJ recently collaborating to address program integrity issues, particularly those occurring in certain geographic areas.
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Source: https://hospicenews.com/2026/01/12/cms-doj-aggressively-cracking-down-on-hospice-fraud/