Program Fraud Indictments Announced
Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, and Gerald Roy, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations for Region 7 (Kansas City office), announced today a second wave of indictments arising out of the abuse of a Medicaid program in Illinois that pays personal assistants to assist Medicaid recipients with general household activities and personal care. The program is intended for recipients under 60 years of age and is ostensibly designed to reduce Medicaid expenditures by avoiding more expensive institutional care, including nursing home care.
Action Details
- Date:July 11, 2013
- Agency:U.S. Attorney
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions