Health Care fraud is big business. However, with individual and community assistance, law enforcement at every level of government and the collaboration of multi-agency efforts, national takedown of healthcare fraud is real. Read on for details:
The Justice Department announced in late June the 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, which resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants, including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners, and other licensed medical professionals in 32 federal districts across the United States, for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes involving approximately $2.75 billion in intended losses and $1.6 billion in actual losses.
The charges alleged include an over $900 million fraud scheme committed in connection with amniotic wound grafts; the unlawful distribution of millions of pills of Adderall and other stimulants by five defendants associated with a digital technology company; an over $90 million fraud committed by corporate executives distributing adulterated and misbranded HIV medication; over $146 million in fraudulent addiction treatment schemes; over $1.1 billion in telemedicine and laboratory fraud; and over $450 million in other health care fraud and opioid schemes. Read a story from The Associated Press and a Department of Justice press release.
SMP Hawaii joins the fight against Medicare scams and related fraud, errors and abuse. Health care fraud is a crime that impacts every American; the effects include rising cost of care, endangering patients and fueling addiction. Join the fraud fight as an SMP volunteer, help protect our community and make a real difference today.
