Elizabeth M. Fago
The Donor
Founder, Home Quality Management / Palm Health Partners
Overview
Nursing home and post-acute care empire operator. Her son Paul Walczak was convicted of diverting $7M+ from employee paychecks to fund personal luxury spending including a $2M yacht. Trump pardoned Walczak in May 2025, weeks after Fago attended a $1 million-per-person fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago. A payroll company co-owned by Walczak and Fago owed $8.3M to the IRS, growing to $10M+ by 2019.
Career Arc
Professional Timeline
Current
Founder
Home Quality Management
Current
Operator
Palm Health Partners
Managing Member
FW Healthcare Investments LLC
Advisory Council
Harvard Medical School Systems Biology
2020
Trump Nominee
National Cancer Advisory Board
Appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush
Board Member
Health Care District of Palm Beach County
Red Flags
Conflicts & Concerns
Pay-to-play pattern: million-dollar Mar-a-Lago fundraiser followed by son's pardon followed by federal advisory committee appointment.
Nursing home operator on a committee advising Medicaid and Medicare, with direct financial interest in every policy recommendation.
FW Healthcare Investments sued for $6.3M in 2019 Florida appellate case.
Trump pardoned multiple nursing home executives convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud.
No evident policy expertise.
Physician-Owned Hospital Relevance
Nursing home and post-acute care operator with direct financial dependency on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. No stated interest in physician ownership or expanding competitive alternatives to consolidated systems.
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