California vs. Feds: Hospice Fraud Battle Leaves Patients in Need

California and the feds are in a wild tug-of-war over hospice fraud, sending over 1,000 hospices packing from Medicare since early 2025. Patients are left in a scramble for care, while state officials are throwing their hands up in frustration. It's a bureaucratic mess that has vulnerable folks feeling abandoned as both sides refuse to budge.