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Story summary
- Widespread hospice fraud allegations in Los Angeles County involve Dr. Rajiv Bhuva with Medicare claims for nearly 2,800 patients in 2024.
- The 2024 volume is about 20 times California's average, raising oversight concerns.
- Data show fewer than 2% of Bhuva's patients died in 2024.
- California's weak controls have facilitated potential fraud, prompting federal scrutiny and actions against providers, 221 suspensions in Los Angeles by Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force.
