HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) — The U.S. Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against 455 health care professionals — including two in Hawaiʻi — as part of a nationwide crackdown on alleged health care fraud and opioid-related schemes.
Officials said the defendants include 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals who were allegedly involved in over $6.5 billion in false claims and patient harm across multiple cases.
Henry Quan, 54, a registered pharmacist in Honolulu, was charged by criminal complaint with health care fraud in connection with a scheme to bill Medicare for prescription drugs that were never dispensed, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Hawaii…