* Estimates
The alleged schemes involve
fraudulent billing to Medicare
and/or Medicaid for treatments or
services that were medically
unnecessary or were never provided
at all, including: home health care
services, durable medical
equipment, and pharmacy fraud.
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Loss due to major Medicare and Medicaid fraud in the U.S. 2010-2016
This statistic shows the amount of money that was lost due to major Medicare and Medicaid fraud schemes that were taken down by authorities between 2010 and 2016. In June of 2016, around *** people were charged in Medicare and Medicaid schemes that cost around *** million U.S. dollars.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, & Office of Inspector General. (June 22, 2016). Amount of money lost in major Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases in the U.S. from 2010 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/716034/money-lost-due-to-major-medicare-and-medicaid-fraud-united-states/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, und Office of Inspector General. "Amount of money lost in major Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases in the U.S. from 2010 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 22, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/716034/money-lost-due-to-major-medicare-and-medicaid-fraud-united-states/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. (2016). Amount of money lost in major Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases in the U.S. from 2010 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/716034/money-lost-due-to-major-medicare-and-medicaid-fraud-united-states/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Office of Inspector General. "Amount of Money Lost in Major Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Cases in The U.S. from 2010 to 2016 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Jun 2016, /statistics/716034/money-lost-due-to-major-medicare-and-medicaid-fraud-united-states/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & Office of Inspector General, Amount of money lost in major Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases in the U.S. from 2010 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/716034/money-lost-due-to-major-medicare-and-medicaid-fraud-united-states/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Amount of money lost in major Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases in the U.S. from 2010 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, & Office of Inspector General, June 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/716034/money-lost-due-to-major-medicare-and-medicaid-fraud-united-states/
