California latest target in Department of Justice efforts to end public benefits fraud
Authorities have charged more than a dozen people in California with allegedly siphoning nearly $2 billion in fraudulent healthcare costs. The Department of Justice and state prosecutors announced the charges More than a dozen people in Southern California have been charged with siphoning nearly $2 billion in fraudulent healthcare costs, according to the Department of Justice and state prosecutors. The charges stem from fraud at substance abuse treatment centers, hospice services and surgeons in California. At least six of the charged are doctors, including one accused of performing unnecessary surgeries to bill Medicaid for over $130 million. This is part of a larger effort by President Donald Trump's administration to end the abuse of federal aid programs. The arrests have been made ahead of a competitive midterm election that will determine the balance of power in the U.S. Congress. In Missouri, Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe announced a collaborative effort with the Department Of Justice to identify, investigate and prosecute fraud in Medicaid, SNAP and other federally funded benefits administered by the state.
Published : 12 hours ago by By SAFIYAH RIDDLE - Associated Press in Politics Health
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a dozen people in Southern California were charged with allegedly siphoning nearly $2 billion in fraudulent healthcare costs, the Department of Justice and state prosecuto... [4097 symbols]
Topics: Fraud, Corruption
