Increase oversight and program integrity measures to prevent hospice fraud and protect patients and taxpayers from abuse.

The Hospice CARE Act would strengthen the Medicare hospice benefit through a combination of program integrity provisions and payment reforms... Program Integrity: The bill creates additional safeguards to prevent fraudulent providers from enrolling in Medicare and increases oversight of hospices, especially new hospices.

Sanchez commits to backing safeguards and oversight intended to block fraudulent hospice providers and protect the Medicare Trust Fund.

Sánchez, Warner introduce bill to strengthen hospice care for patients, guard against fraud | Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
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GovInfo shows that Rep. Linda T. Sanchez introduced H.R. 7966 on March 17, 2026 and referred it to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. The bill's purpose is to ensure the integrity of hospice care under Medicare, with program-integrity provisions that include a temporary moratorium on new hospice enrollments, transparency rules for ownership, and increased survey frequency for new hospices.

Sanchez took concrete legislative action to increase hospice oversight and program integrity by introducing a bill with anti-fraud provisions.

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H.R. 7966 (IH) - Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement Act of 2026 | GovInfo
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Sanchez's office said the Hospice CARE Act would 'modernize the Medicare hospice benefit' and 'protect patients and taxpayers from fraud.' The release says the bill adds 'program integrity provisions' and other safeguards to prevent fraudulent providers from enrolling in Medicare and to increase oversight of hospices, especially new hospices.

Official campaign-style announcement confirms the claimed objective and the specific anti-fraud oversight measures Sanchez pursued.

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Sánchez, Warner introduce bill to strengthen hospice care for patients, guard against fraud | Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
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The Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on April 21, 2026 with witnesses including the President and CEO of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association. The committee repository shows hospice fraud was a featured subject of the hearing.

Congress continued to actively scrutinize hospice fraud after Sanchez introduced her bill, indicating the issue was being pursued but not yet resolved legislatively.

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Full Committee Hearing on Protecting Patients and Taxpayers: Cracking Down on Medicare Fraud
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Ways and Means reported that during the Medicare fraud hearing, a California patient described being unable to receive Medicare benefits because she was fraudulently enrolled in hospice, and the page says hospice fraud in California remained a major focus of the hearing.

Recent committee attention on hospice fraud shows the problem remained active and unresolved in the lookback window; this is support for continued effort, not completed delivery.

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Seven Key Moments: Hearing on Medicare Fraud
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