OIG - Office of Inspector General

08/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/05/2026 08:23

The Fraud Division Announces Charges Against 19 Defendants for Medicaid Home Health Aid Schemes Expands

The Fraud Division Announces Charges Against 19 Defendants for Medicaid Home Health Aid Schemes Expands

The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division (Fraud Division) announced a major investment in combatting Medicaid fraud through a significant expansion of the Division's Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an enforcement initiative uniting the Division's Health Care Fraud Section with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Health Care Strike Force model has proven to be one of the most powerful tools in the federal enforcement arsenal, responsible nationally for the prosecution of over 6,200 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurers more than $45 billion.

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Action Details

  • Date:Aug. 4, 2026
  • Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions
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