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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche celebrated the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. During a press conference on Tuesday, he confirmed that 455 defendants were charged across 45 states for engaging in health care fraud schemes. “This announcement marks the greatest combined federal and state effort in combating health care fraud in history,” he stated.
Acting Attorney General @DAGToddBlanche announces the results of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud TAKEDOWN: 455 defendants charged in connection with $6.5+ BILLION in alleged fraud
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) June 23, 2026
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According to the Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, this included 90 doctors and licensed medical providers involved in health care fraud and opioid schemes, which amounted to over $6.5 billion.
In addition, the release announced the apprehension of fraudsters from Kyrenia, Estonia, and the Philippines who raked in billions more in fraudulent health care scams.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has suspended over a thousand providers and revoked billing privileges for nearly 1,500. This was made possible through a “whole-of-government approach” with multiple agencies working together across the United States.
Fraud Czar Vice President J.D. Vance called it “Great work!” and celebrated the coordinated effort to execute the fraud takedown. “If you’re committing fraud, we’ll find you,” he stated on X.
We will find fraud. We will stop it. We will recover taxpayer dollars whenever the law permits, and we will restore integrity to the programs that millions of Americans rely on for their care. https://t.co/nIIMz4v4ex
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) June 23, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) also posted about the takedown on X. He shared a clip from the press conference in which he revealed a new “detect-and-prevent strategy” that investigates healthcare claims before money is paid from the treasury. “Our objective is straightforward: to stop the fraud before it happens.”
He explained that this approach will be strengthened and expanded. “We will find fraud. We will stop it. We will recover taxpayer dollars whenever the law permits, and we will restore integrity to the programs that millions of Americans rely on for their care.”
