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Investigators recover nearly $755 million in health fraud


 

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Government investigators recovered nearly $755 million in criminal and civil health fraud actions in 2015, according to new figures from the Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG).

The recoveries were made by Medicaid Fraud Control Units that operate in every state and consist of nearly 2,000 staff members.

This interactive OIG map shows the distribution of recoveries by state.

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