U.S. Rep. David Schweikert said on May 13 that federally funded hospice and home health programs are experiencing significant fraud, calling for increased oversight to protect taxpayer resources and program integrity for seniors and vulnerable populations.
“Hospice and home health, both funded by borrowed federal money, are rampant with fraud. The Biden administration let health care become a cash machine for fraudsters exploiting the vulnerable and robbing taxpayers,” Schweikert wrote in a post on X. “Every state should be rooting this out. When these schemes keep happening under the same Democratic governors, it stops looking accidental.”
In his post, Schweikert also shared federal employment data on home health care growth and cited incidents involving Los Angeles and New York’s Medicaid programs as examples.
According to CalMatters, California authorities dismantled a major hospice fraud ring in Los Angeles that allegedly defrauded the state of $267 million. The scheme involved  21 suspects and highlighted patterns of rapid agency growth and improper billing in the region. State officials have revoked more than 280 hospice licenses and are reviewing hundreds of additional providers.
An analysis by Empire Center shows New York’s Medicaid spending per resident reached $4,942 in 2024, exceeding the national average of $2,791 by 77%. According to the study, if New York had matched the national average, it would have spent over $42 billion less that year.
Rep. Schweikert chairs the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight and is serving his eighth term representing Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, according to his biography.
