Treasury Unveils Whistleblower Portal to Combat Transnational Medicare, Medicaid Fraud Rings

Treasury Unveils Whistleblower Portal to Combat Transnational Medicare, Medicaid Fraud Rings

Whistleblowers are encouraged to report abuse of Medicare, Medicaid, and other government health benefit programs, the Department of the Treasury announced on March 30, while warning that sophisticated fraud schemes are siphoning billions from them. In an advisory, the Treasury detailed the way in which transnational criminal organizations—working with domestic fraudsters and organized crime groups—create fake health care providers, employ cover…