Pasadena Clinic Accused of $34 Million Medicare Fraud in Skin Graft Scam
Federal prosecutors have seized over $2 million from a Pasadena wound-care clinic, Expert Wound Care, suspected of defrauding Medicare through false claims for skin grafts. The clinic, operating as St. Victoria Home Health Care, allegedly received more than $34 million in federal payouts, with a single patient's claims exceeding $6 million. The investigation, led by the Department of Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Secret Service, is part of a broader inquiry into Medicare-funded wound care fraud. No charges have been filed yet, but the investigation is ongoing. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have been tackling fraud in the skin graft industry, where Medicare spending on skin substitutes has surged from $256 million in 2019 to over $10 billion in 2024. 
