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One hospice doctor. One year. $71.7 million worth of Medicare claims.

Name: One hospice doctor. One year. $71.7 million worth of Medicare claims.
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T09:29:00-0400
Duration: 5 min 13 s
Description: A CBS News Investigation into hospices found an industry ripe for fraud, especially in California. A Los Angeles County hospice physician's name, Dr. Rajiv Bhuva, was tied to nearly 2,800 Medicare patients' claims across 126 California hospices in 2024, according to data we analyzed.

A CBS News Investigation into hospices found an industry ripe for fraud, especially in California. A Los Angeles County hospice physician's name, Dr. Rajiv Bhuva, was tied to nearly 2,800 Medicare patients' claims across 126 California hospices in 2024, according to data we analyzed.