The Department of Health and Human Services Recovers $19.2 Billion in Medicare & Related Fraud

Press Release

Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services has implemented a comprehensive anti-fraud strategy which has allowed them to crack down on tens of thousands of health care providers suspected of Medicare fraud. As a result, they have been able to recover $19.2 billion in Medicare and related fraud for U.S. taxpayers over the last five years.

Rep. McCarthy released the following statement in regards to the recovery of these funds:

"More than 50 million seniors and people with disabilities rely on Medicare and similar programs. It is outrageous that there are people who would attempt to defraud the program resulting in increased premiums and other costs that these seniors then have to pay.

One of the key goals of the Affordable Care Act was cracking down on waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare and other federal health care programs. The ACA provided agencies with new tools to crack down on fraud and these results show that these tools are working. I applaud the work that these agencies have done and encourage them to continue their efforts to root out fraud and abuse and to protect the integrity of the program."

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