“In the report, delivered to Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative heads, acting California State Auditor Michael Tilden highlighted a nearly 1,600% increase in Los Angeles County hospice agencies since 2010 while the area’s senior population only increased by an estimated 40% during the same time.”

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California auditors outline rampant fraud endangering LA County hospice patients

Weak oversight and enforcement from state agencies likely enabled a boom of fraudulent hospice agencies within California’s Los Angeles County, according to an audit