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Dr. Oz: “We have shut down just in the last ten weeks 221 hospices.” Bret: “Wait, over 220 in the state of California?” Dr. Oz: “Yes, in Los Angeles alone.”

California's population grew 0.4% in the last decade. The number of state employees grew 24.5%. Total state spending grew 48%, inflation adjusted. You have to ask - where did all the money go?

In coordination with the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, federal law enforcement executed several arrests and search warrants in the Los Angeles area this morning targeting hospice and health care fraud. Operation Never Say Die involves 11 defendants who engaged in fraud totaling more than $50 million. Those arrested today will appear in federal court this afternoon.   A press conference with more details is happening shortly.

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EXCLUSIVE: Multiple senior HHS officials estimate that, under Gavin Newsom, California's state Medicaid program has lost 25 percent of its budget to fraud. This would mean it is currently losing $50 billion a year to scammers, fraudsters, and organized crime rings.

The scale of the fraud reported here is staggering. California is losing $50 billion a year to Medi-Cal fraud alone. That's more than 29 states spend on their entire budgets.