‘Largest Medicare fraud takedown in history’ nabs 29 in Houston, South Texas 

More than 300 people across the nation — including 22 in the Houston area and seven in McAllen — have been charged with stealing more than $900 million in what federal investigators say is the “largest Medicare fraud takedown in history.”The 301 people facing criminal and civil charges of health care fraud include 61 doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Among those arrested is a veteran Houston family practitioner with offices in Brookshire and Stafford, charged with participating in a scheme to bilk Medicare for $18 million in home health care services that were not necessary or, in many cases, not provided.

Source: ‘Largest Medicare fraud takedown in history’ nabs 29 in Houston, South Texas – San Antonio Express-News

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