The federal government has increased scrutiny of Medicare fraud in recent years, but no investigation appears bigger than its probe of UnitedHealth Group. The inquiry is the biggest because ...

A New Orleans nurse was convicted in a $12.1M Medicare fraud scheme involving unnecessary cancer tests and a telehealth ...

UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of the nation's largest private health insurer, has confirmed it is cooperating with ...

UnitedHealth is under investigation by the Department of Justice for potential criminal fraud related to its Medicare program ...

Becker’s has reported on four physician fraud cases since July 21: 1. Harrisburg-based Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania has agreed to pay $790,000 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims ...

UnitedHealth Group revealed it is facing a Justice Department investigation over its Medicare billing practices. The Wall ...

Mohd Malik, MD, a St. Louis-based psychiatrist who is part owner of Behavioral Health Services, which operated Psych Care Consultants in St. Louis, will pay $501,556 to settle allegations that he ...

Dr. Ron Elfenbein was convicted in 2023 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore of five counts of health care fraud. Federal ...

CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, indicated that his agency will be doubling down on efforts to reduce fraud, waste and abuse ...

A Las Vegas medical professional pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of Medicare fraud after fraudulently billing Medicare ...

Mark and Denice Walker pleaded not guilty to 16 counts, including healthcare fraud and wire fraud. Prosecutors said they ...

The civil complaint accuses Dr. Shayasta Mufti of violating the False Claims Act. The orders she generated cost Medicare more than $500,000.