The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, along with our state and federal law enforcement partners, participated in a healthcare fraud takedown in September 2020. More than 345 defendants in 51 judicial districts were charged with participating in healthcare fraud schemes involving more than $6 billion in alleged losses to federal healthcare programs. Since 2016, HHS-OIG has seen a significant increase in “telefraud”: scams that leverage aggressive marketing and so-called telehealth services. The conspirators include telemedicine company executives, medical practitioners, marketers, and business owners who scammed hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting patients in their homes. Additional information about the 2020 National Healthcare Fraud Takedown can be found in this factsheet.
