Over 20 New Yorkers allegedly engaging in Medicaid fraud were charged this week as part of a national effort to address health care fraud, including cases in the Lower Hudson Valley and Rochester area involving millions of dollars.
Nationwide, 455 individuals were charged for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes resulting in more than $6.5 billion in false claims and significant patient harm, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
“We are aggressively scaling our offensive against anyone using health care as a front to steal from the American people,” says Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department’s national fraud enforcement division…