FEDS CHARGE 601 IN OPIOD FRAUD THAT BILKED $2B FROM GOVERNMENT AND INSURERS
MoneyWatch June 28, 2018, 2:29 PM
The Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 601 people, including 76 physicians, for allegedly taking part in multi-billion-dollar profit-making schemes involving opioid painkillers.
The arrests come as the result of what the department called the largest heath care fraud take down ever in the U.S., with Attorney General Jeff Sessions calling the crimes "despicable" in a statement.
"In many cases, doctors, nurses and pharmacists take advantage of people suffering from drug addiction in order to line their pockets," Sessions stated.
The government also announced charges against 165 doctors, nurses and other medical professions, saying they had helped worsen the nation's opioid crisis by participating in the unlawful distribution of the painkillers.
More than 42,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2016, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/national-health-care-fraud-crackdown-largest-jeff-sessions-opioid-today-2018-06-28/
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