Vance says 780 shuttered hospice centers never responded after fraud crackdown
Vice President JD Vance discussed the ongoing fraud issues in Democratic-led states during a Fox News interview. He highlighted the closure of 800 fraudulent hospice centers, noting that 780 of them had not responded to the shutdown. Vance emphasized the need for prosecution despite potential pushback from local judges and hinted at possible scrutiny of officials in Governor Gavin Newsom's office.
- ▪Vance has been leading the White House anti-fraud task force since March 2026.
- ▪The task force aims to address the misuse of taxpayer-funded welfare and healthcare programs.
- ▪Vance reported that 780 out of 800 closed hospice centers have not responded to the shutdown.
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Vice President JD Vance discussed fraud afflicting Democratic-led states in an interview with Fox News’s Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday in America. Vance, who has been leading the White House anti-fraud task force since March 2026, launched the task force to crack down on the misuse of taxpayer-funded welfare and healthcare programs. Recommended Stories Trump ‘not optimistic’ about securing Jimmy Lai’s release from CCP prison Vance: Public safety shouldn’t be only for the ‘rich and powerful’ Vance touts lowest level of on-duty law enforcement deaths in 80 years He alleged that local officials were either ignoring or enabling the widespread fraud. “Well, we just have to prosecute as much as we can and we have to accept that, yes, there are going to be some blue states that fight us.
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