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Republican-led concerns of alleged widespread Medicare fraud underscore the recent spate of hospice fraud cases in California. But what does hospice fraud entail and
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California’s top vote-counter, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, faces a challenge from Republican Don Wagner in the 2026 election.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who made history in 2021 as the first Black person to hold the office, is seeking a second four-year te...
California has emerged as the epicenter of a sweeping hospice fraud crisis, one that is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and putting vulnerable seniors at risk.
Yet years after the state acknowledged the problem, key regulatory fixes remain in limbo while state and federal officials trade blame.
Hospice care, an end of life service typi...
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Small retailers — facing higher costs, uncertainty from tariffs and now rising fuel and shipping prices — wonder how long they can survive.
Small businesses already navigating the costs and chaos of tariffs must now also contend with the effects of the war in Iran.
“It ...
Guest Commentary written by
Shawn PleasantsShawn Pleasants is a member of the Bring California Home Coordinating Committee and Chair of the LAHSA Lived Experience Advisory Board.
In June, I’ll celebrate six years housed