U.S DoJ delivers its largest healthcare fraud takedown to date, charging 455 individuals over more than $6.5B in alleged fraudulent schemes and seizing over $182M in assets

The nationwide action spans 56 federal districts and 45 U.S. states and territories, with charges against 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals and record Medicaid fraud allegations involving 295 defendants and over $518 million in false claims. DOJ highlights the use of advanced data analytics, financial intelligence and international co-operation to target wound care, Medicaid, opioid, telemedicine and transnational fraud schemes…