DOJ’s $6.5B Medicaid fraud sweep raises compliance stakes for ‘honest mistakes’

On June 23, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had charged 455 defendants, including 90 physicians and other licensed health care professionals, with more than $6.5 billion in health care fraud and prescription opioid diversion. The 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown included all 50 state Medicaid Fraud Control Units, international law enforcement partners and seizures totaling

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