A 71-year-old woman, Linda Henry, was shocked to discover she had been enrolled in hospice care, despite feeling healthy. She had only been going to her doctor for occasional checkups. A Medicare worker informed her that the system indicated she had heart failure, which was not the case.

This incident is part of a larger issue of hospice fraud, where scammers create fake hospices or steal identities to bill Medicare. Further details about this issue are available, including the extent of the problem in certain areas. The federal government and California are battling this issue, which has led to victims losing coverage and care.