BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Fraudulent hospice operators are billing Medicare for millions of taxpayer dollars in Texas, and some are enrolling patients who don’t even know they’re on service, according to testimony presented to state lawmakers.
Lisa McNair, president and CEO of Hospice Brazos Valley, testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services in April with research showing the number of hospices in Texas has nearly doubled since 2020. There are now more than 1,300 hospices operating in the state.
Investigators and advocates say some are billing Medicare for patients who were never appropriate for hospice or who don’t even know they’re enrolled.
McNair told KBTX that the fraud is draining taxpayer dollars and eroding trust in legitimate end-of-life care.
How the fraud works
McNair’s research found as many as 15 hospices operating out of a single building, all under…
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