- The US Justice Department has charged nearly 200 individuals, including 76 medical professionals, in a $2.7 billion health care fraud with charges spanning federal courts nationwide and assets worth over $231 million seized.
- Alleged schemes include unnecessary wound grafts on terminally ill Medicare patients, selling adulterated HIV drugs, unlawful distribution of millions of Adderall pills, and illegal opioid prescriptions.
- Attorney General Merrick Garland emphasized accountability for those profiting from the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, regardless of their professional status.
Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud crackdown
(06/27/2024)