DOJ Targets Health Care Fraud Schemes Exploiting COVID-19 Pandemic in Largest-Ever Enforcement Action
Highlights
The Department of Justice announced charges against 18 defendants across nine federal districts in alleged fraud schemes involving health care services and COVID-19-related false billings
Charges were brought related to the Provider Relief Fund, Medicare-covered over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, fake vaccination cards, and the uninsured program
COVID-19-related enforcement is gaining momentum and is expected to continue
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced various criminal charges in what it called the “largest-ever coordinated law enforcement action in the United States targeting health care fraud schemes.” The charges were brought against 18 defendants across nine federal districts for their alleged participation in fraud schemes involving health care services that resulted in over $490 million in false billings related to COVID-19. The DOJ seized an additional $16 million in cash and other fraud proceeds.
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