Daily Business Report: April 30 2026
Sham hospice schemes are bilking Medicare — and harming California seniors
by Anna B. Ibara | CalMatters
California has emerged as the epicenter of a sweeping hospice fraud crisis, one that is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and putting vulnerable seniors at risk.
Yet years after the state acknowledged the problem, key regulatory fixes remain in limbo while state and federal officials trade blame.
Hospice care, an end of life service typically reserved for people with less than six months to live, has become a target for fraudsters looking to steal taxpayer dollars — with devastating consequences for patients caught in the middle. It has also become rich fodder for government and media investigations.
Alaska, Southwest launch new nonstops out of San Diego International Airport
By Staff & Wire Reports | Times of San Diego
Service on four new nonstop domestic routes began this month, with two more to come by the end of the summer, San Diego International Airport officials said Tuesday.
The new direct flights by Alaska and Southwest airlines include three California destinations, along with service to Dallas/Fort Worth and Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. Flights to Boston are set to follow.
Immigration Enforcement Is Slowly Suffocating San Diego’s Border Region
By Jim Hinch | Voice of San Diego
Most days, the immigration crackdown tightening its grip on San Diego’s border region is all but invisible.
Then, suddenly, it’s not.
Late last month, according to one eyewitness, five Ford Explorers with tinted windows screeched to a halt on a side street near Chula Vista’s Third Avenue business district.
