Gavin Newsom faces federal scrutiny over hospice fraud and criticism for costly, delayed infrastructure projects in his final year in office.
MOST NEWLY ENROLLED CALIFORNIA HOSPICE AGENCIES FLAGGED FOR FRAUD, CMS SAYS“If CMS was a country, it would have the 16th largest GDP in the world,” Brandt said. “With that responsibility comes a clear moral mandate to protect taxpayer dollars and protect the beneficiaries who rely on those programs.
” Brandt added that roughly 35% of hospice agencies in the state have been flagged for corrective action. At the same time, state leaders are facing criticism over high-profile infrastructure projects plagued by delays and high costs. One example is California’s wildlife crossing over the 101 Freeway in Southern California. The project, intended to help animals safely cross the busy freeway, broke ground in 2022 with an initial budget of $54 million and a slated completion date in 2025. OfficialsNow behind schedule, the project is not expected to be complete until this fall and is approximately $21 million over budget. Another incomplete project is the long-promised high-speed rail line connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles. The project was proposed in 2008 and slated to be completed by 2020. Yet, not a single track has been laid.“President Trump is restoring the integrity of taxpayer-funded safety-net programs that have been exploited by illegal aliens, criminals, foreign gangs, bureaucrats, and non-governmental organizations,” the
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