Southern California's hospice sector has emerged as ground zero for one of the most brazen Medicare fraud schemes in recent U.S. history, with federal estimates pegging losses at a staggering $3.5 billion in improper billing.

In a move that has ignited bipartisan outrage and fueled accusations of concealing waste, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 2903 on September 25, 2024. The bill was a piece of legislation that promised to shine a much-needed light on the state's staggering $24 billion expenditure on homelessness programs. This bipartisan bill, which sailed through the State Assembly with a unanimous 72-0 vote and the Senate with an equally decisive 40-0,