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Nursing home providers are urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to proceed carefully with its anti-fraud initiative for health
This illegitimate operation stole more than $1 billion from American taxpayers — including hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries," the acting attorney general said.
Federal healthcare fraud crackdown intensifies with CMS withholding billions in Medicaid funds from states like Minnesota and California in 2026.
Authorities carried out early morning raids and arrests this week in Anaheim, Covina, Lakewood, Hollywood and Idaho.
What is the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force? - DOJ’s Fraud Division announced the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike
The U.S. Department of Justice has created a new task force to fight healthcare fraud in three Western states. The West Coast healthcare Fraud Strike Force will focus on California, Arizona and Nevada.
The Trump administration’s crackdown on fraud, waste and abuse continues, with the Department of Justice last week launching a new effort targeting healthcare fraud. Experts think the new strike force reflects the federal government’s broader effort to ...
On April 7, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it is “supercharging” fraud prosecutions through the creation of the National
Joel Rufus French, a former standout in the SEC, was found guilty of running a years-long scheme that exploited Medicare and veterans’ health programs by billing for unnecessary and nonexistent medical equipment. Joel Rufus French, a former college ...
Medicare freezes new hospice providers nationwide in fraud crackdown, sparking concerns over future access and oversight.