Earlier this week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had charged 324 defendants with $14.6 billion in medical fraud. The DOJ revealed that the defendants, spread across 50 federal districts and 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices, secured fraudulent payments from Medicare and Medicaid.

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From The Daily Wire:

The busted fraud schemes involve identity theft, fraudulent wound care, prescription opioid trafficking, and fake telemedicine claims.

One transnational criminal organization alone was responsible for $10.6 billion of the $14.6 billion in total fraud identified.

A network of foreign individuals “strategically bought dozens of medical supply companies located across the United States,” then used the stolen identities of over a million Americans to submit fraudulent Medicare claims for “urinary catheters and other durable medical equipment.”

Apparently, some of these criminals used artificial intelligence to commit identity theft. The DOJ said, “The defendants allegedly used artificial intelligence to create fake recordings of Medicare beneficiaries purportedly consenting to receive certain products.”

The government is acting fast to recover stolen money and stop payments where it can, but it’s not clear just how much fraud they’ll be able to stop and/or reverse.

The DOJ’s announcement comes at an interesting time. As many on the left and the right are bemoaning the Big, Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid and Medicare cuts, these fraudsters are highlighting the very need for these cuts in the first place.

Let’s pray. Let’s pray not only for our government as it attempts to recover what was stolen, but also for Medicare and Medicaid themselves. Pray that fraud would be exposed and that loopholes would be closed!

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(Excerpt from The Daily Wire. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Abe McNatt)