Busted: 91 Doctors, Nurses, Medical Professionals Charged In $430M Medicare Fraud

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Dr. Robert Kolbusz of Chicago (left) and Dr. Joseph Megwa of Dallas (right), were among those facing serious charges for medicare fraud

The U.S. Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services discovered alleged false billing schemes involving $230 million in home health services, over $100 million in mental services, and $49 million from ambulance transportation. Ninety-one people, including: doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, have been charged with committing over $430 million in Medicare fraud in seven U.S. cities. The scheme is the largest of its kind, according to Attorney General Eric Holder. The announcement marks the latest case in a concerted crackdown against Medicare fraud by an inter-agency Medicare fraud strike force.

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