Posted on 03/26/2026 10:57:45 AM PDT by Signalman
70 hospice and home health providers in Los Angeles were cut off from federal funding in one week after being flagged for fraud by Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force, with officials indicating that additional providers are likely to be flagged as the review widens. Early findings point to a broader network of activity than the initial suspensions suggest.
“As the task force to root out waste, fraud and abuse ramps up, we expect this number to grow exponentially.”
As RedState previously reported, the GOP-led House Oversight Committee has now opened an investigation into what they describe as “rampant” hospice fraud in California under Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
“Recent reporting has revealed alarming evidence of fraudulent activity in California’s hospice programs, including agencies overbilling Medicare and fraudulently enrolling beneficiaries without their knowledge.
The Committee is concerned your administration does not have sufficient internal controls to prevent and detect fraud… As a result, Americans across the country are paying for California’s rampant hospice fraud and vulnerable patients are being exploited.”
Lawmakers are requesting documents and internal communications tied to how those programs were monitored, including oversight controls and enforcement actions taken in response to earlier audit findings.
Federal officials flagged the providers based on billing patterns and enrollment activity tied to Medicare, focusing on irregular patient rosters, duplicate beneficiary enrollments, and overlapping administrative control across multiple agencies. The suspensions halt reimbursements while those providers are reviewed, cutting off federal funds during the investigation.
Newsom’s Hospice Fraud 'Crackdown' Collapses: 197 Agencies Registered to One Address
In Van Nuys, 197 hospice agencies were tied to a single address through state licensing records, and the site did not resemble a functioning medical operation, with no visible patient care, no steady staff presence, and contact information that often led nowhere.
Broader reporting found hundreds of hospice providers across Los Angeles County sharing overlapping addresses, administrators, and billing patterns, showing overlapping control across providers rather than isolated abuse. The administration says the suspensions are targeting those same networks.
“Vice President Vance looks forward to carrying out the President’s War on Fraud. The American people deserve better than being ripped off… and the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud will ensure that essential taxpayer-funded services are used to support the hard-working Americans who rely on them, instead of being used by fraudsters and criminals.”
California officials point to earlier enforcement efforts, including a licensing moratorium and a state-level task force, saying hundreds of licenses have been revoked and additional providers remain under investigation.
“The California Department of Public Health facilitates a multi-department and multi-agency Hospice Fraud Task Force… This work is delivering results, as more than 280 hospice licenses have been revoked over the past two years and an additional 300 providers are under investigation.”
70 providers were frozen in one week. But how many more are to go?
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There seems to be hundreds here in Phoenix if not thousands.
I would bet they are shell for gathering money for election fraud.
I would bet they are shell for gathering money for election fraud.
well they are a shell for making someone rich anyway
The Merabi building is among the most extreme cases of "cluster fraud" — a grouping of large numbers of hospice offices that state auditors consider a major red flag for potential fraud.
"Merabi Plaza" appears dozens of times in official state records for "licensed hospice companies."
Inside the Merabi building's entry hall, a directory lists numerous hospice agencies that line the long tiled hallways, although the building's owner---Kambiz Merabi --- "claims" many are no longer there.
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How he sees himself: Kambiz Merabi web site
Kambiz Merabi----Son, Husband, Father----Family, Friends, Faith----Love, Loyalty, Leadership----Humility, Equality, Contribution, Inclusive Kambiz Merabi is deeply rooted in Jewish family life, which serves as the central guiding force of his life. He married Arezoo Yael Javaheri on September 2, 1990, and together they have three daughters: Adena, Adiela, and Daniela.
His Jewish father, Nasser Jacob Merabi and Mah-Monier Ester Cohen Merabi, instilled strong Jewish values that shaped his character. He has an older brother, Nader Nissan Merabi, and a younger sister, Niloufar Sharona Merabi. His late grandfather, Mousa Moshe Cohen, was a profound Jewish influence, serving as a mentor and guiding force in both life and business.
Family has shaped every aspect of Kambiz’s Jewish life: his business acumen, financial strategy, education, cultural appreciation, values, and personal philosophy. A Rich Heritage---Kambiz Merabi’s Jewish maternal lineage traces back over 500 years to Spain, where his family fled during the Spanish Inquisition (1478) to preserve their Jewish heritage. On his paternal side, his family history extends more than 2,500 years to the time of Queen Esther (Hadassah) in the Achaemenid Empire (550–333 BCE).
Yacob Cohen established a Persian rug enterprise in 1726 grew into a commercial empire. Strategic Jewish marriage alliances with the Merabi family diversified the company into real estate and oil interests. Generational unity and wise planning enabled the Jewish family to survive the economic hardships of World Wars I and II.
During the 1970s, the Cohen family again rallied to preserve their holdings amid political and economic instability in Persia. However, the 1979 Iranian Revolution marked the end of a safe business environment foe Jews. Mousa Cohen transplanted the Jewish family to the United States, determined to rebuild their business in a land of freedom and opportunity, despite losing most assets in Persia. Drawing on principles passed down from his ancestors, he started anew with confidence and resilience.
Kambiz often speaks of his late Jewish grandfather Mousa Cohen as a major source of Jewish inspiration. In an interview with the Persian editor of an Iranian daily newspaper in Los Angeles, shortly after his grandfather’s passing, he said: “He was truly the greatest inspiration of my Jewish life… he was my mentor, I was his protégé. If you talk about a Jewish person with style, generosity, loyalty, trustworthiness, and true elegance, my grandfather is the one — not me. But I’ll tell you, there was no one like him."
"I am so grateful to God, because among all my Jewish cousins and my Jewish brother and sister, I was the luckiest one to have known him so well and worked with him so closely for so long. I miss him tremendously.” Through this Jewish legacy, Kambiz Merabi continues to honor his family’s enduring Jewish values, blending tradition, resilience, and Jewish vision in both his personal life and professional endeavors.
“additional providers are likely to be flagged”
Going after SNAP and Medicaid Providers is good.
But it is necessary to kill the heart of the SWAMP FRAUD.
Deloitte IES Integrated Eligibility System enrolls the poor in Medicaid, CHPS, SNAP/EBT, WIC, TANF, Sec8, etc in 25 states, mostly the big states. Deloitte IES enrolls the dead. Deloitte IES enrolls DUPs. Sue Smith, Susan Smith, Susan Jones-Smith have the same DOB, SSN and address and are the same person. But they have 3 distinct ID and 3 Benefit Plans. Deloitte IES has other fraud.
Deloitte IES fraud in CA, GA and 25 states is the base of much fraud on which other fraudsters build.
It’s like going after the bartender who pays extortion to Al Capone but not going after Al Capone. It’s like going after the drug user; but not after the Cartel or Cartel boss.
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