78 People Face Charges for $2.5 Billion in Attempted Health Care Fraud, DOJ Says

June 29, 2023

(NPR) – Federal and state law enforcement offices brought criminal charges across 16 states against 78 people for their roles in $2.5 billion in attempted health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes targeting the elderly, pregnant women and HIV patients. At least $1.1 billion was actually paid out in these cases, agency officials said. In total, 24 doctors, nurses and other medical professional as well as executives for a pharmaceutical wholesale distribution company and telemedicine businesses were among those charged, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. (Read More)