Eight Arrested in $50 Million Los Angeles Healthcare Fraud Scheme
洛杉磯發生 5,000 萬美元醫療詐騙案，八人被捕
On April 2, 2026, federal authorities launched "Operation Never Say Die," a major crackdown on healthcare fraud in the Los Angeles area.
2026年4月2日，聯邦當局在洛杉磯地區發起了一項名為「永不言敗行動」(Operation Never Say Die)的大規模醫療保健詐欺打擊行動。
Eight individuals were arrested for their roles in schemes totaling over $50 million in losses to Medicare and union health plans.
有八名人士因涉及總額超過5,000萬美元的聯邦醫療保險(Medicare)及工會健康計劃損失而遭逮捕。
Among the core allegations is widespread hospice fraud.
核心指控包括廣泛的安寧療護詐欺。
Defendants allegedly operated sham hospice facilities, billing for services never provided to patients who were not terminally ill.
被告涉嫌經營虛假的安寧療護機構，向並非末期病患的人員收取未提供的服務費用。
Tactics included paying illegal kickbacks for referrals and forging documents.
其手段包括支付非法回扣(kickbacks)以獲取轉診，以及偽造文件。
Attorney Bill Essayli described Los Angeles as a hub for such fraud, emphasizing a "zero-tolerance" stance.
儘管聯邦官員批評了州的監管不力，但加州州長紐森(Gavin Newsom)辦公室指出，加州自2021年以來已經撤銷了超過280個安寧療護執照。
While federal officials criticized the state's oversight, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office noted that California has already revoked over 280 hospice licenses since 2021.
這次行動凸顯了美國醫療保健體系中的關鍵漏洞。
This operation highlights critical vulnerabilities in the American healthcare system.
這些騙局不僅耗費納稅人數百萬美元，更損害了善終照護的誠信，並將本應提供給真正需要終末期支援病患的基本資源挪作他用。
