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Trump Order Halts $1.4B, Shuts 470 Hospices Over Crime

5/14/2026

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President Donald Trump’s executive order created a task force that halted $1.4 billion in federal home-health and hospice funding.
The task force, after Dr. Mehmet Oz raised concerns, closed 447 California hospices and 23 home-health agencies tied to organized crime.
Investigators uncovered a Columbus office with 94 home-health firms that billed $66 million, many owners lacking training or criminal records, exposing refugee-run firms and transnational scams siphoning millions from U.S. aid.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump’s executive order created a task force that halted $1.4 billion in federal home-health and hospice funding.
The task force, after Dr. Mehmet Oz raised concerns, closed 447 California hospices and 23 home-health agencies tied to organized crime.
Investigators uncovered a Columbus office with 94 home-health firms that billed $66 million, many owners lacking training or criminal records, exposing refugee-run firms and transnational scams siphoning millions from U.S. aid.