The Trump administration has announced charges against 455 people, including 90 doctors and other healthcare professionals, for their alleged participation in healthcare fraud and opioid abuse schemes. The defendants were involved in $6.5 billion worth of fraud that involved false claims and resulted in significant harm to patients.
Healthcare Fraud Takedown
The charges were unveiled as part of the National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which saw a record 45 states and territories participate. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. noted the widespread nature of the fraud, which included fraudulent wound care claims and hospice services.
One defendant allegedly rubber-stamped a student’s cardiovascular test as normal without alerting the family that his heart was enlarged. The 18-year-old college basketball player, Kaiden Francis, died weeks later during a workout.
The administration has been focused on healthcare fraud, with Dr. Mehmet Oz, who runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, drawing on his TV background to film videos in areas he claims are hotspots for fraud.
Original reporting: KTVZ (Central Oregon) — read the source article.
