111 charged with Medicare fraud
February 21st, 2011
The DOJ and HHS have announced the largest federal health care fraud takedown ever: The Medicare Fraud Strike Force has charged 111 people in nine cities, including health care providers and executives, with a total of over $225 million in fraud against Medicare.
The defendants are accused of conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, false claims, kickback schemes, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft, all involving various medical treatments and services such as home health care, physical and occupational therapy, and medical equipment.
The Medicare Fraud Strike Force is a joint effort between DOJ and HHS which targets Medicare fraud through data analysis and community policing. Over the past two years, the force has expanded its efforts from two cities to nine, with the recent addition of Chicago and Dallas – representing a quadrupling of the number of strike force teams operating around the country.
For more information, see the full press release here.
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