Opinion: Billionaire tax would hurt California’s nonprofits
The Sacramento Business Journal – Charity begins at home, in more ways than one. While wealthy philanthropists support causes around the world, data show that donors disproportionately fund causes in their home state. As billionaires depart California in response to a proposed wealth tax, much of their philanthropy could move with them.
Opinion: California already losing with billionaire tax referendum
The Washington Post – The sponsors of a referendum in California to take 5 percent of the assets of all billionaires in the state said last week that they’ve submitted enough signatures to get their measure on the ballot in November. Even if it ultimately fails, the specter of such a wealth tax has already […]
California Is Rife With Hospice Fraud. But Whose Fault Is It?
The New York Times – Hospice fraud in California has been remarkably brazen. Medicare recipients have been signed up for care without their knowledge by thieves who stole their identities. Providers have paid kickbacks to people to enroll even though they aren’t terminally ill and don’t qualify. Sham companies have fabricated lists of employees.
How California bungled $1 million in a collaboration with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
CalMatters – A nonprofit organization created by the California State Library to improve childhood literacy has spent more than $1 million in taxpayer money but has yet to put a single book in the hands of a child.
Editorial: Another state program awash in waste, abuse
Orange County Register – California continues to face a structural deficit that the Newsom administration continues to paper over with “a variety of on- and off-book loans, accounting gimmicks and raids on emergency reserves,” as CalMatters columnist Dan Walters detailed. Although the governor points to a modest $3 billion deficit as we approach the May […]
15 hospices incorporated in a single day, in a single suite in Van Nuys
Los Angeles Daily News – The businesses, which should have raised red flags for potential fraud, have received more than $12 million from Medicare and Medi-Cal since 2023.
We visited “ground zero” for hospice fraud: Los Angeles, California
CBS News – A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing.
California invested billions into a new grade for 4-year-olds — without a plan to evaluate it
LAist – Experts say California isn’t studying its own transitional kindergarten program, despite research that has shown a public preschool program doesn’t guarantee better outcomes.
Los Angeles hospice fraud reaches billions as Medicare providers scam federal system with fake companies
Ghost patients, sham companies, offshore owners, corrupt doctors. Auditors and prosecutors say hospice fraud in Los Angeles is off the charts, with providers scamming billions from taxpayers for patients that don’t exist, poor care and no care.
California lawmakers ignore most state audit warnings, costing billions
For more than a decade, the California State Auditor has issued warnings to lawmakers about government waste, fraud, cost overruns, and broken oversight systems across state government. Again and again, audits called for changes in state law meant to fix those problems.