In this Breitbart article, Bob Price reports that Texas lawmakers are being warned about a surge in alleged hospice-related Medicare fraud, including patients enrolled without their knowledge and multiple hospice companies operating from the same building.
- Hospice Brazos Valley President and CEO Lisa McNair testified that Medicare fraud is rampant in Texas hospice care, with rogue operators allegedly billing taxpayers for services that may not be legitimate.
- McNair said the number of licensed hospice providers in Texas has nearly doubled over the past six years, now exceeding 1,300 facilities.
- One alleged owner reportedly operated 15 hospice entities out of a single building, raising obvious questions about oversight and whether these were legitimate care providers or billing machines.
- McNair said a 10-patient hospice can generate about $60,000 per month in Medicare billing, meaning multiple shell-like operations under one owner could potentially drain millions from taxpayers.
- The report says some patients were allegedly signed up for hospice services without even knowing it, allowing operators to submit bills under their names.
- Another suspicious sign cited was hospice providers with 100 percent live-discharge rates, meaning every supposed end-of-life patient left hospice alive.
- McNair argued that such patterns suggest patients may never have been appropriate for hospice care in the first place and were enrolled primarily for billing purposes.
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state agencies to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse, while federal officials have also signaled increased scrutiny of Texas hospice agencies.
- The article also notes a prior Houston case in which seven residents were charged in an alleged $110 million hospice fraud scheme involving patients who were not terminally ill.
Read the full story: https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/05/09/report-medicare-scams-in-texas-15-hospices-in-one-building-patients-signed-up-without-knowing/
