September 19, 2026PoliticsMacro·Bearish·legal
US prosecutors charged nearly 800 people in nationwide Medicare fraud sweeps; 2025 takedown hit $14.6bn
Medicare lost about $21 billion to fraud over two years, with prosecutors charging nearly 800 people across two nationwide takedowns. The 2025 sweep alone involved $14.6 billion, more than double the previous record, and 96 of the defendants were doctors or nurses.
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