{"id":12923,"date":"2015-06-18T14:51:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T21:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=12923"},"modified":"2015-06-18T15:17:01","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T22:17:01","slug":"hundreds-charged-in-connection-with-712-million-nationwide-medicare-fraud-largest-in-history-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=12923","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds Charged In Connection with $712 Million Nationwide Medicare Fraud \u2014 Largest in History (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-3918 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png\" alt=\"Department of Justice\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>CHICAGO<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The largest nationwide Medicare fraud scheme resulted in charges against 243 people, including 46 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals who allegedly submitted false billings to the tune of \u00a0$712 million, authorities announced today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis action represents the largest criminal health care fraud takedown in the history of the Department of Justice, and it adds to an already remarkable record of enforcement,\u201d said <strong>Attorney General Loretta Lynch.<\/strong> \u201cThe defendants charged include doctors, patient recruiters, home health care providers, pharmacy owners, and others. They billed for equipment that wasn\u2019t provided, for care that wasn\u2019t needed, and for services that weren\u2019t rendered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adding, &#8220;In the days ahead, the Department of Justice will continue our focus on preventing wrongdoing and prosecuting those whose criminal activity drives up medical costs and jeopardizes a system that our citizens trust with their lives. We are prepared\u2014and I am personally determined\u2014to continue working with our federal, state, and local partners to bring about the vital progress that all Americans deserve.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/p\/2E2eJC\/nbcNewsOffsite?guid=f_os_lynch_medicare_150618\" width=\"635\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe <strong>Medicare Fraud Strike Force<\/strong> operations are part of the <strong>Health Care Fraud Prevention &amp; Enforcement Action Team (HEAT)<\/strong>, a joint initiative announced in May 2009 between the Department of Justice and HHS to focus their efforts to prevent and deter fraud and enforce current anti-fraud laws around the country, officials stated.<\/p>\n<p>Since their inception in March 2007, Strike Force operations in nine locations have charged over 2,300 defendants who collectively have falsely billed the Medicare program for over $7 billion, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>Including today\u2019s enforcement actions, officials state that nearly 900 individuals have been charged in national takedown operations, which have involved more than $2.5 billion in fraudulent billings. Today\u2019s announcement marks the first time that districts outside of Strike Force locations have participated in a national takedown; those districts account for 82 defendants charged in the takedown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO &nbsp; The largest nationwide Medicare fraud scheme resulted in charges against 243 people, including 46 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals who allegedly submitted false billings to the tune of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-12923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-main-slider","category-u-s-department-of-justice","tag-medicare-fraud"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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