Hospice’s Bad Reputation Amid Fraud Crisis Will Hurt Patients, Industry Experts Warn By Laurie Udesky July 29, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/aging/hospice-agencies-california-survival-gains-hospital-cms-fraud/ Mark Vantrease regularly sees his Vietnam War buddies over breakfast, attends his grandchildren’s Little League games, and, when he’s up to it, tends to his lush front-yard garden, which is dotted with shells retrieved from his abalone-diving days.