DOJ: Doctors, nurses, pharmacists among 324 charged in record .6 billion healthcare fraud takedown

DOJ: Doctors, nurses, pharmacists among 324 charged in record $14.6 billion healthcare fraud takedown

DOJ charges 324 in largest healthcare fraud takedown in U.S. history—$14.6 billion scheme involved 96 doctors, nurses, and pharmacists targeting medicare and medicaid

The Department of Justice on Monday unveiled a record-shattering crackdown on the corrupt underbelly of America’s health care system. A jaw-dropping 324 defendants — including 96 medical professionals — have been charged in 50 federal districts and 12 states for orchestrating over $14.6 billion in intended fraud, largely targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and federal health programs meant to serve the elderly, disabled, and the poor.

The takedown, spearheaded by the DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Unit in coordination with HHS-OIG, the FBI, the DEA, and over a dozen state attorney general offices, marks the largest health care fraud bust in U.S. history.

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