Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that charges filed by the Department of Justice against 15 people for health care fraud are "just the tip of the iceberg." Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
May 21 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice on Thursday announced it brought charges against 15 people in Minnesota for participating in health care fraud schemes worth more than $90 million.
The department identified fraud schemes connected to Medicaid funds for autism treatment, housing programs for adults with disabilities, housing stabilization, and child care, officials from the Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services said in a press release.
The charges include what are allegedly the two largest Medicaid frauds ever charged, as well as several first-of-their-kind charges based on the programs it said have been ripped off.
The Justice Department also said it plans to expand its Health Care Fraud Section in its Fraud Division as it attempts to "supercharge" efforts against health care industry fraud, which will include hiring 15 more prosecutors.
