California Attorney Rob Bonta appears to finally be honing in on medical fraud after federal pressure — digging up more than a quarter of a billion dollars in faulty services billed to Medi-Cal and Medicaid.
The top state prosecutor says investigators caught 14 fraudulent hospice companies who had billed Medi-Cal and Medicaid for $267 million in non-existent services after they received a tip from the California Department of Healthcare Services.
“Over the life of this fraud scheme, not a single legitimate hospice service was ever provided, yet millions were billed in a brazen, calculated scheme that exploited the Medi-Cal system, stole from the state of California and Medicaid and prevented services and care from going to sick individuals who actually need it” Bonta said at a press conference Thursday.
“This wasn’t a mistake or a loophole; it was deliberate fraud. This kind of abuse undermines trust, drains critical resources, and threatens care for those who truly depend on it,” he added.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/04/09/us-news/california-ag-rob-bonta-reveals-270m-medical-fraud-bust/
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