Trump administration officials announce new charges and an anti-fraud initiative designed to strengthen investigations and protect taxpayer-funded health care programs. EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it is expanding its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to Philadelphia as federal and state authorities target alleged Medicare and Medicaid fraud involving home health care services. [snip] In connection with the announcement, federal and Pennsylvania authorities charged 19 defendants accused of participating in schemes involving more than $4 million in claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a DOJ release obtained by Fox News. The defendants include home health care company owners, employees, purported aides and Medicaid recipients. “The Fraud Division’s expansion into the Eastern District of Pennsylvania brings enhanced federal resources to a district with an established tradition of strong health care fraud enforcement,” the DOJ said. “The partnership between the Fraud Division and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania will uniquely enable law enforcement to combat criminals who hide behind corporations to commit fraud.” [snip] The Northeast Strike Force will work in partnership with the HHS Office of Inspector General, the FBI, the DEA and other law enforcement agencies. (Getty Images) Other defendants allegedly submitted overlapping or impossible work hours, including claims exceeding 24 hours of care in a single day, according to the release. One home health care agency and its owners were also charged with allegedly billing Medicaid for false clock-ins and clock-outs. [snip] The Philadelphia office will work with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, the FBI, the DEA and other law enforcement agencies. The DOJ said the expansion follows recent additions to the strike force program in California, Arizona, Nevada, Massachusetts and Minnesota, as well as two national health care fraud enforcement actions involving more than $15 billion in alleged losses in 2025 and more than $6 billion in alleged losses in 2026. (*) Full article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-charges-19-defendants-alleged-4m-philadelphia-medicare-medicaid-fraud Post navigation UK Police Force Invites Non-Muslim Staff To FAST During Ramadan As Act Of SOLIDARITY – modernity ICE faults Biden-era policies for third illegal entry by man convicted in Marine’s 2017 killing
