The Department of Justice has charged 50 doctors and healthcare executives in the largest Medicare fraud prosecution in US history, alleging a $2.3 billion scheme involving phantom treatments and kickbacks.
The Scheme
Prosecutors allege the defendants billed Medicare for treatments never performed, prescribed unnecessary opioids for kickbacks, and operated sham genetic testing labs that billed thousands per patient.
Scale
The investigation spanned 12 states and involved 5 years of undercover work. Dozens of fraudulent clinics have been shut down and assets worth $600 million have been seized.
- 50 doctors and executives charged
- $2.3 billion Medicare fraud scheme
- 12 states, 5-year investigation
- $600 million in assets seized
