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The speaker claims there is $14 billion in fraud related to people wrongly enrolled in Medicaid in multiple states. They state that people living in one state may move to another, and both states collect Medicaid money from the federal government. The speaker adds that sometimes people are enrolled in both Medicaid and exchanges within the same state, contributing to the $14 billion figure.

The CDC and NVSS changed death certificate reporting in violation of federal law. Two days later, the HHS increased reimbursement for hospitals and doctors who listed everything as COVID, making it the most lucrative diagnosis. There are reports of patients being starved and denied water, possibly to increase the use of Remdesivir. The range of fraudulent death certificates is estimated to be between 88.6% and 94.0%. Reimbursement for a diabetic patient labeled as COVID is 3 to 6 times higher. Hospitals had to go along with this to stay in business. Doctors who spoke up were threatened with license revocation and faced censorship. This is seen as collusion and murder for profit.

We are announcing today charges against 324 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud schemes involving approximately $14,600,000,000 in false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care programs. These criminals didn't just steal someone else's money. They stole from you. The days of transnational criminal organizations using the American health care programs as their personal piggy bank are over. Third, this takedown resulted in criminal charges against 74 defendants including medical professionals who fueled America's deadly opioid crisis for personal profit. This is not health care. It is a staggering breach of trust. Today's enforcement action represents the largest health care fraud takedown in American history, but it's not the end. It's the beginning of a new era of aggressive prosecution and data driven prevention.

The speaker claims that unvaccinated individuals entering hospitals were deliberately killed. According to the speaker, every unvaccinated person they interviewed who went to the hospital reported not receiving the same treatments as vaccinated patients. Instead, they were allegedly given remdesivir, ventilation, and fentanyl, leading to their deaths. Another speaker adds that hospitals had financial incentives to produce COVID-related deaths, allegedly receiving up to $500,000 per death in California. The first speaker agrees, stating that hospital coders and whistleblowers revealed that patients were repeatedly tested for COVID until a positive result was obtained, triggering payments. They claim hospitals received additional payments for each drug and piece of equipment used, totaling over $500,000 per person. One person allegedly said their daughter was worth more dead than alive.

A documentary-style investigation in Minnesota accuses widespread government-funded fraud across childcare, elder care, and health care services, alleging that hundreds of millions (potentially billions) of taxpayer dollars were funneled to fraudulent businesses, many run by Somali-owned entities, with insufficient or no evidence of actual children or patients being served. Key figures and setup - David: An investigator whose office is in Minneapolis, claiming firsthand exposure to fraud. He frames the problem as deeply entrenched, involving billions of dollars and potentially ties to terrorist groups abroad. - Nick Shirley: The presenter and filmmaker, documenting the investigation, confronting daycare centers, health care providers, and government officials. Main fraud allegations and examples - Childcare and early learning centers: - Multiple Minneapolis daycares listed at the same addresses, licensed for large capacities (e.g., 120 children) but with no children present in long-running site visits. - Examples include Mako Childcare and Mini Childcare Center: combined licensing for 120 children, but vans never moving and no children observed over repeated visits; fiscal year payments ranged from about 714,000 to over 1.6 million dollars for the two centers in various years. - ABC Learning Center and other nearby facilities: windows blocked out, doors locked, no children observed despite licensing for dozens or hundreds of children; payments in the hundreds of thousands to millions per year. - Sweet Angel Childcare and others: similar patterns—license capacity reported, payments received, but no children seen; in one case, ongoing operation with no obvious play area or evidence of childcare. - The video notes cases where two daycares share addresses or switch names (e.g., Creative Minds Daycare reopens as Super Kids Daycare Center) yet continue to receive state funding, suggesting “fraudulent” billing. - Some locations claimed to be open long hours and to serve many children, yet on-site visits found no children, locked doors, or hostile responses when questioned. In one instance, a staffer refused to discuss the operation or provide paperwork. - Specific sums cited include ownership of facilities with payments like 1.26 million, 987 thousand, 714 thousand, 1.6 million, 1.3 million, 1.0–1.6 million in various fiscal years, totaling near several millions per site and aggregating toward millions across multiple centers. - Home health care and other services: - A building housing 14 Somali-owned home health care companies under many different names, all operating from the same location, raising concerns about service provision and billing. - A broader claim that in Minnesota, 14–22 Somali health care businesses at the same address are part of the same ecosystem; government money (state and federal CCAP funding) is disbursed to these entities, with a perception that services may not be rendered as billed. - A separate building contains numerous health care providers; the interviewee asserts that 50–60 million dollars per year could be fraudulently routed through this single building. - Overall scale and claims: - David asserts the fraud is “far worse than anybody can imagine” with estimates initially as high as 7 to 10 billion, later revised publicly to around 8 billion; in total, a major portion of the state budget is implicated. - A central claim is that funds from CCAP (a blend of federal and state money, taxpayer money) are written as checks to providers who may not deliver corresponding services; the state’s checks are allegedly not effectively cross-checked for actual service provision. - Political and procedural dimensions: - The investigation contends that Minnesota governor Tim Walz is responsible for allowing or failing to curb fraud, describing the state as “ground zero” for the issue and criticizing political and procedural inaction. - The documentary frames fraud as nonpartisan, noting Medicaid fraud occurs across parties and administrations nationwide, but then presents a partisan friction as they confront lawmakers at a state Capitol hearing. - At the Capitol hearing, Republicans and Democrats discuss fraud, with some speakers asserting the problem is nonpartisan and rooted in systemic issues across administrations, while others push to hold specific leaders accountable and emphasize the need for transparency and enforcement. Confrontations and outcomes - The team encounters resistance and hostility at several sites, including doors locked, hostile staff, and in one instance, a confrontation resulting in police involvement at a building housing healthcare providers. - The investigators claim to have faced intimidation and even threats; they describe instances of violence toward them for asking questions about child and elder care fraud. - The film documents a tense, complex landscape of allegations, aiming to connect misallocated funds to non-delivered services, with ongoing investigations, raids, and political debate as the state capital becomes a focal point for accountability discussions.

Dr. Scott Jensen asserts that financial incentives in healthcare motivate providers to make patients sicker. He explains that Medicare and insurers profit when patients are categorized as more ill, and cites programs that reward clinics for reaching vaccine uptake thresholds. For example, an influenza vaccine incentive could pay per patient if a clinic hits 60% or 80% vaccination among eligible patients, potentially yielding tens of thousands annually. He also claims we can be labeled diabetic through a simple A1C reading even without treatment. Once labeled diabetic, a clinician is typically rewarded for keeping the A1C below targets (often 7.5 or even under 7–8). He ends by noting: But if you can call someone a diabetic with an A1C...

When someone dies with COVID-19, it's counted as a COVID-19 death, not just an infection. Doctors are being paid more for listing patients as COVID-19 cases, with $13,000 for a COVID-19 admission and $39,000 if the patient goes on a ventilator. Some believe this treatment approach is wrong and could harm many people.

A clinician explains that a chart could show a 15 year old female with a testosterone deficiency, but 'it's a boy that has a testosterone deficiency' and that 'testosterone ... doesn't raise any red flags.' An insurance claim showing 'a boy who has a testosterone deficiency on paper' can obscure fraud. The speaker calls the pattern the 'unholy trinity'—'The hospital system, the pharmaceutical industry, and health insurance companies.' Regarding drugs, puberty blockers 'was Lupron is the most common one,' plus testosterone and estrogen. Some of these drugs are used to chemically castrate sex offenders, and there are children with health issues who need them. There are lack of safeguards: Medicaid and similar insurers 'don't have a system in place where they verify to make sure this is correct before they reimburse.' There should be oversight. 'They actually put the sex they want to be, not the sex they are.'

William Lajanes reports from Los Angeles on hospice fraud, describing it as costing taxpayers 200 million dollars a year, with the worst activity seen in LA. He cites ghost patients, sham companies, corrupt doctors, and hospitals billing for care never provided, including owners stealing Medicare numbers from seniors who don’t know they’re on hospice until they need real care and then can’t receive it because the hospice owns their Medicare number. He and others call it human trafficking of beneficiaries. A source labels hospice fraud in LA as “crazy,” noting hospice care has grown sevenfold in the last five years. They estimate about 3.5 billion dollars of fraud in LA County alone. They describe LA as ground zero for scammers. Sheila Clark states hundreds of LA hospices falsely bill the government for unnecessary care, often cycling patients from one provider to another. Another participant describes a “non ending benefit,” with patients allegedly receiving four thousand dollars a month indefinitely. Patients are said to be bought and sold like trading cards, and recruiters told to post at busy shopping centers or senior living addresses to knock on doors, offering walkers, wheelchairs, and promising recruiters earn 300 dollars for any senior aged 62 they sign up, sick or not. That patient data and Medicare numbers are then sold to providers. A speaker emphasizes that a Medicare MIB number is highly lucrative. When asked how much federal taxpayers are losing, the response is “Millions, billions.” The report asserts that Russian Armenian gangs and the mafia are leading many of these efforts, allegedly able to corrupt and work with doctors willing to lie. A doctor is cited who billed the government 120,000,000 dollars in a single year, claiming to oversee 1,900 patients. With almost 2,000 hospice agencies, LA County has more than 36 states combined, and 30 times more than Florida or New York. It is stated that 18 percent of the entire country’s home health care billing comes from Los Angeles County. A map shows a cluster of 287 hospice providers in a two-mile radius, including locations in strip malls, unmarked buildings, a wrecking yard, and a vacant lot. The problem is described as once a beneficiary’s number is assigned to a hospice, that patient cannot get care elsewhere, including in a hospital. There is a call to listen to people who say they’ve been scammed. Context is provided that Governor Newsom filed a civil rights complaint against Doctor Oz for unfairly targeting the Armenian community; auditors and prosecutors say Armenian organized crime is involved with Medicare fraud. California auditors four years ago warned that lax state controls created the mess, prompting a moratorium on new hospices and the revocation of about 280 licenses since then. Ayesha?

Waste, fraud, and abuse are distinct from one another. Improper payments are related to all three, but are not the whole story. Improper payments can be caused by a variety of things, including poor record keeping, outdated IT systems, human error, and negligence. It is not simply a matter of malicious actors intentionally doing wrong. There are many reasons why they happen.

There are claims that Obamacare was set up as a medical coding research company to traffic children. It is said that the coding system removed doctor-patient confidentiality and allows child traffickers to track pregnancies and gather personal information. Hospitals, courts, and CPS are allegedly involved in this scheme. The speaker believes that the evidence collected could take the military up to 10 years to address. They also mention the global issue of child and human trafficking, stating that birth certificates are being used to buy and sell people to fund governments. The speaker emphasizes the need for disclosure and attention to these matters.

The speaker describes a pattern of fraud concentrated in clusters rather than in isolated, large-scale operations. The fraud appears to occur within family groups or tightly connected networks, spreading across multiple small sites rather than a single, massive operation. These clusters involve using single apartments, single condos, or potentially a single-family home outside of Boston, effectively creating numerous small daycare facilities. The speaker notes that the capacity of these clusters is not as high as it might be in other regions (e.g., Minnesota). As a result, fraud operates at a large number of smaller sites rather than a few large ones. The implication is that there may be more individual perpetrators overall, but each site commits fraud on a smaller scale. This distributed approach contrasts with a hypothetical scenario in which one building or site would generate a multi-million-dollar fraud; instead, the speaker expects many buildings each contributing smaller amounts, culminating in a broader spread of fraudulent activity. A key factor driving this pattern is the very low barrier to entry for opening a daycare, which facilitates a large number of potential operators and, consequently, a higher overall opportunity for fraud. The speaker emphasizes that this low barrier makes it easier for fraudulent actors to multiply across numerous small locations, contributing to a wide but shallow trafficking of schemes. The speaker explains the financial impact and mechanism of the fraud: the state is subsidizing payments for these kids, but the fraud involves both the daycare and the parents allegedly claiming that children attend the daycare when they do not. In reality, the parents certify attendance, while the daycare providers and the parents are allegedly splitting the subsidized funds. As a result, taxpayers bear the burden of subsidizing services that are not actually being provided to the claimed attendees. In summary, the described fraud occurs in clustered groups, leveraging many small daycare operations (often housed in single residences) with a very low entry barrier, leading to widespread but not individually vast fraud. The purported scheme involves falsified attendance to obtain state subsidies, with the daycare operators and some parents allegedly sharing the ill-gotten funds.

The stimulus bill intended to help hospitals overrun with COVID patients created an incentive to record something as COVID. Hospitals are in a bind because if a hospital is half full, it's hard to make ends meet. Checking a box can yield $8,000, and putting a patient on a ventilator for five minutes can bring $39,000. The alternative could be firing doctors. This situation presents a tough moral quandary.

The transcript presents a long-form exposé-style investigation into what the speakers describe as widespread fraud in California’s caregiving sectors, focusing on hospice, home health care, and daycares, with emphasis on Los Angeles and Van Nuys. - Opening claim and context: - Speaker 0 asks why there is a thousand percent increase in hospice care in Los Angeles and whether paperwork exists to enroll a child named Joey. They claim California has the largest fraud risk, with Medi-Cal spending rising from 2022 to 2026 (from $108 billion to a proposed $222 billion) while population growth hasn’t matched spending growth. They allege “one out of every $10 of home health care in America is spent in Los Angeles.” They argue government-funded daycare programs are “filled with violations,” and that fraud could be “hundreds of billions of dollars.” - Daycare fraud focus: - The video claims daycares are used to receive government money (CalWORKS) by enrolling children on paper while not having real enrollments. They show various locations and describe conditions as suspicious or unsafe (graffiti, boarded-up buildings, dumpsters, a homeless person near a daycare). - Medina Learning Center is described as “now enrolling,” with “as their backup facility, the UMI Learning Center,” which was “convicted in federal court in 2024 of having a 150 ghost kids.” They seek paperwork to enroll a child named Joey. - Hayden Sarah Family Child Care is described as having “14 children enrolled” per state records but “zero present” when inspectors arrived; the facility roster and missing children records are cited as violations. - Jama Shukri Family Childcare is described as a daycare located in an apartment building (one-bedroom, eight capacity) with two children outside and no adult visible, raising concerns about supervision. - The video notes California allocates $6 billion to childcare, “over 39,000 facilities,” with a state audit error rate of 1.6%, and conservative estimates suggest “upwards of a $100,000,000 in fraud lost each and every single year.” - A recurring theme is “shell registrations” and unregistered CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) entities; seven of the four entities shown have “zero SMS data,” implying shell companies or fraud networks possibly connected to Armenian/Russian gangs. - Hospice and home health care fraud focus: - The group shifts to Van Nuys, California, claiming “home health care and hospice fraud” is pervasive there; they assert “one out of every $10 that goes towards home health care in the United States goes to a business here in LA.” They visit numerous hospice centers in a single plaza, naming Gardens of Angels Hospice and Blossom Hospice as examples of high billing with few services performed (e.g., Gardens of Angels: “billed $4,800,000 per beneficiary,” “$5,807 per claim,” 28.6 claims per patient, only two codes). Blossom Hospice is described as “$3,400,000” billed with “$927 per claim,” again with only one code and minimal services. - They claim “seven of the four entities have zero SMS data” and label some facilities as shell registrations; some locations appear “registering for hospice but not actually providing care,” with claims of “shell buildings” or storefronts that are empty or only used for billing. - The video notes the presence of luxury cars at these sites (Mercedes, Teslas, BMWs, a Cybertruck) and references a pattern of wealthy vehicles associated with hospice sites, suggesting profits from taxpayers’ dollars. - Miracle Healing Hospice is described as having billed $1,300,000 in 2023 with 38 beneficiaries: “$32,000 per beneficiary,” but the location was reported as an empty building when visited. - The presenters also describe finding a location that “received $19,000,000” over the past years for Healthy Life Adult Daycare, yet the building appears dilapidated and shows no adults present during visits. Phone lines and mailboxes are reported as failing to provide information or contacts. - Interviews and expert commentary: - A professional in the medical industry is interviewed to explain how fraud could occur: someone could obtain a Medicare number and use it to bill Medicare for hospice services; fraudsters reportedly can open a hospice license without being a physician, then bill the system and receive payments quickly. - The interview suggests Medicare numbers can be stolen or purchased; the speaker emphasizes that “anybody can get a hospice license,” and that the process enables easy billings to Medicare/Medicaid. - A participant describes a trend of these facilities opening and billing, with the implication that people exploit the system for swift returns. - Overall framing and conclusions presented: - The speakers argue that there is a thousand percent increase in hospice openings in California, a surge in fraudulent activity across daycares and hospice/hom e health facilities, and that tax dollars are funding these entities with little-to-no accountability. They juxtapose luxury cars and upscale appearances with empty or non-operational facilities to illustrate alleged misappropriation of funds. They advocate scrutiny, data-backed investigation, and accountability for what they describe as widespread fraud affecting taxpayers and vulnerable populations. - Closing sentiments: - The narrative closes with a call to action against fraud, emphasizing the impact on ordinary Americans who face rising costs and debt, and claiming that exposing fraud is essential to protecting taxpayer dollars and national financial health.

The Department of Justice announced the largest coordinated health care fraud takedown in its history, charging 324 defendants for alleged participation in health care fraud schemes involving approximately $14,660,000,000 in false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care programs. Key points emphasized: - First, these health care fraud schemes affect every hardworking American family. The announcement states that criminals didn’t just steal money from others; they stole from taxpayers who fund these programs. Every fraudulent claim, fake billing, and kickback scheme represents money taken from American taxpayers, driving up the national deficit and threatening the long-term viability of health care for seniors, disabled Americans, and vulnerable citizens. The enforcement action involves seizure of cash as well as luxury vehicles and properties, returning real money to taxpayers and to government health care programs. - Second, there is a disturbing trend of transnational criminal organizations engaging in increasingly sophisticated schemes. The takedown identifies and charges defendants operating from Russia, Eastern Europe, Pakistan, and other foreign countries, who have infiltrated the U.S. health care system to steal taxpayer dollars. An example described involves a sophisticated operation run from Russia and Eastern Europe that bought dozens of medical supply companies in the United States and submitted more than $10,000,000,000 in fraudulent health care claims to Medicare. This operation used the stolen identities of more than 1,000,000 Americans spanning all 50 states. Federal agents intercepted and arrested key members of that organization at U.S. airports and the U.S.–Mexico border, cutting off their escape routes. The days of transnational criminal organizations using the American health care programs as their personal piggy bank are over. - Third, 74 defendants, including medical professionals, were charged, highlighting those who fueled America’s deadly opioid crisis for personal profit. Pill mill operators who prescribed unnecessary opioids were charged, and networks of corrupt pharmacies that distributed drugs to addicts and dealers were dismantled, feeding the addiction crisis that has devastated communities. This is described as a staggering breach of trust, and the Department’s Criminal Division will prosecute these criminals aggressively, equating them with drug dealers. - Fourth, some defendants targeted vulnerable citizens in nursing homes, individuals with disabilities, and those battling serious illnesses. Prosecutors charged seven defendants, including five medical professionals, in connection with approximately $1,000,000,000 in fraudulent claims to Medicare and other health care benefit programs for performing medically unnecessary skin grass on dying patients as they sought to spend their final days with dignity and peace. This conduct is described as callous and disturbing, reflecting a breach of trust between patients, families, and providers. The overall message: today’s enforcement action represents the largest health care fraud takedown in American history, signaling the beginning of a new era of aggressive prosecution and data-driven prevention.

Are there any states where women face prosecution for having an abortion? No. Are there states that criminalize miscarriage or the care for it? No. Are there states that criminalize removing an ectopic pregnancy? No. Are there states that prohibit life-saving care for the mother? No. Women do not need to be actively dying for doctors to provide care. There’s a lot of rhetoric that may deter women from accessing healthcare. Recently, Vice President Harris claimed women are being arrested for miscarriages. However, there are no known instances of women being arrested for miscarriages or related healthcare. Misleading examples can scare women away from seeking necessary treatment.

If you're a patient, it's important to know that your doctor, insurance company, and healthcare providers can financially benefit from labeling you as sicker. For example, clinics receive incentives for achieving vaccination targets, which can lead to significant payments based on the percentage of vaccinated patients. Additionally, if a patient is classified as diabetic based on an A1C reading of 6.8, even without treatment, the clinic can mark them as diabetic. This classification helps the clinic meet performance metrics, as they only need to keep the A1C below a certain threshold to receive credit. This creates a financial incentive for providers to label more patients as diabetic, regardless of actual treatment.

The discussion centers on alleged fraud in Maine’s elder care sector, framed as Somalian/African fraud in a state considered very white. Steve Robinson, editor in chief of the Maine Wire, and John Featherston, a Maine Wire columnist, assert that immigrant workers—many with limited English and little health-care experience—are involved in schemes that steal taxpayer dollars by billing for care that is often neglected or nonexistent. Robinson distinguishes multiple fraudulent operations: some home care agencies are essentially PO boxes that submit invoices to the Department of Health and Human Services; others are residential care facilities operating as homes where real adults are present but care is understaffed and substandard, with employees overworked and sometimes asleep on the job. A Department of Health and Human Services inspector general report is cited: in 2023, Maine improperly billed $46,000,000 in Medicaid payments to the federal government in one program (Section 28), and the state is seeking to claw back that money. John Featherston notes visits to the Portland area where they toured home health care centers during business hours and found no staff present. Mustafa Alamedy, described as a 25-year-old Maynard resident, reportedly billed over a million dollars from 2021 to 2024 with an audit error rate around 70%. The hosts recount visiting multiple home health care facilities, often finding no employees or furniture, indicating non-operational sites despite billing activity. A confrontation arises when a caller accuses the Maine Wire of propaganda and targets Somalis and immigrants. Steve Robinson responds by detailing alleged ties to Gateway Community Services, a organization accused of systemic Medicaid fraud over five and a half years by a former employee and under investigation by Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the state of Maine. Safiya Khalid, a former employee associated with Gateway, is named as making such accusations in the broadcast; her brother Mohammad Khalid runs another business from the same office complex. Robinson suggests Khalid should be sleepless at night if implicated in the fraud scheme, given ongoing investigations. The Portland-area investigation is reiterated: there are three home health care facilities inside a building, yet during daytime hours no one appears to be working, and there is no furniture or desktops visible. Governor Janet Mills is questioned about the $45,000,000+ in fraud findings, with the Maine Wire asserting that Mills’ administration did not actively support investigations into Gateway Community Services. They claim Mills’ attorney general later provided limited support and funding to Gateway with opioid settlement money after the outlet’s reporting, saying real investigation only gained traction after national media exposure. The discussion closes with praise for the Maine Wire’s reporting, urging continued local investigative journalism to draw national attention. The guests are Steve Robinson and John Featherston.

Modernizing American medicine will address waste, fraud, and abuse. Last year, 230,000 Americans on Obamacare plans were unaware of their enrollment; brokers profited by enrolling them without their knowledge. California has taken millions of dollars from the federal government to provide free health insurance for illegal immigrants. The government intends to recoup this money. Medicaid patients are also being enrolled in multiple states, resulting in the federal government paying multiple states for the same individual without ensuring they receive adequate healthcare.

America is counting all deaths with COVID-19 as COVID-19 deaths, not just those caused by the virus. Doctors claim they are incentivized to label patients as COVID-19 cases for financial gain, with $13,000 paid by Medicare for each COVID-19 hospital admission and $39,000 if the patient goes on a ventilator. This has led to concerns about misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.

If you're a patient, your doctor, insurance company, clinic, and hospital can all benefit financially if you are classified as sicker. For example, insurance companies offer incentives for clinics to increase vaccination rates, rewarding them with payments based on the percentage of patients vaccinated. Additionally, if a patient is labeled as diabetic based on an A1C test result, even without treatment, the clinic can receive benefits. Maintaining a patient's A1C below certain thresholds can also improve the clinic's ratings. This system creates financial incentives for healthcare providers to classify patients in ways that may not always align with their actual health status.

Are there states where women face prosecution for having an abortion? No. Do any states criminalize miscarriage or the care related to it? No. Are there states that criminalize removing an ectopic pregnancy or prohibit life-saving care for mothers? No. Women do not need to be actively dying for doctors to provide necessary care. There is concerning rhetoric that may deter women from seeking healthcare. Recently, Vice President Harris claimed women are being arrested for miscarriages. However, there is no evidence of any woman being arrested for this or for receiving healthcare related to it. Misleading examples can scare women away from necessary treatment.

I'm Matthew Galiotti, head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. Today we announce the largest coordinated health care fraud takedown in the history of the Department of Justice. We are announcing charges against three twenty four defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud schemes involving approximately $14,600,000,000 in false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid and other health care programs. In a takedown this large, I can't possibly describe all of the work that went into dismantling each scheme. But there are four key points that bear emphasizing. First, these health care fraud schemes mean for every hardworking American family. These criminals didn't just steal someone else's money. They stole from you. Every fraudulent claim, every fake billing, every kickback scheme represents money taken directly from the pockets of American taxpayers who fund these essential programs through their hard work and sacrifice. And when criminals defraud these programs, they're not just committing theft. They're driving up our national deficit and threatening the long term viability of health care for seniors, disabled Americans and our most vulnerable citizens. This enforcement action involves the seizure of cash as well as luxury vehicles and properties returning real money to American taxpayers and to our government health care programs. Second, we are seeing a disturbing trend of transnational criminal organizations engaging in increasingly sophisticated and complex criminal schemes that defraud the American health care system. As part of this takedown, we've identified and charged defendants operating from Russia, Eastern Europe, Pakistan and other foreign countries. As just one example, we dismantled a scheme involving a sophisticated operation run from Russia and Eastern Europe that strategically bought dozens of medical supply companies in The United States and submitted more than $10,000,000,000 in fraudulent health care claims to Medicare. To make matters worse, these perpetrators used the stolen identities of more than 1,000,000 Americans spanning all 50 states to perpetrate this scheme and submit these false claims. But I'm pleased to report that federal agents intercepted and arrested key members of that organization at US airports and The US Mexico border, cutting off their intended escape routes. The days of transnational criminal organizations using the American health care programs as their personal piggy bank are over. Third, this takedown resulted in criminal charges against 74 defendants, including medical professionals who fueled America's deadly opioid crisis for personal profit. These are not isolated instances of poor judgment. These are calculated schemes designed to exploit Americans struggling with addiction while enriching the very people who were duty bound to help them heal. We charged pill mill operators who prescribed unnecessary opioids. We dismantled networks of corrupt pharmacies that existed solely to distribute drugs to addicts and dealers, feeding the addiction crisis that has devastated so many American communities. Fourth, many of the defendants charged as part of this takedown specifically targeted our most vulnerable citizens, elderly Americans in nursing homes, individuals with disabilities, those battling illnesses, and more. For example, our prosecutors charged seven defendants, including five medical professionals, in connection with approximately $1,000,000,000 in fraudulent claims to Medicare and other health care benefit programs for performing medically unnecessary skin grass on dying patients as they were seeking to spend their final days with dignity and peace. That conduct is exactly as callous and disturbing as it sounds. Patients and their families trusted these providers with their lives. Instead of receiving care, they became victims of elaborate criminal schemes.

Medicare was scammed out of $760,000,000. An investigation in Phoenix was opened after a complaint about suspicious billing to Arizona Medicaid. This led to a network of sober living homes, intended to help those struggling with addiction, many of whom were Native Americans. Instead, it was a massive fraud scheme that billed for services never provided. The sober living home facilities owned by ProMD received more than $560,000,000 for services that were not provided.

Hi. I'm Robert F. Kennedy Jr, your HHS secretary. Should doctors make decisions based upon what's best for their patients or based upon what makes them the most money? It rewards certain treatments, not because they're better for the patient, but because someone profits. Take what happened during COVID. Hospitals were paid to report staff vaccination rates. We're scanning every corner of the health care system for hidden incentives at corrupt medical judgment. What we're finding is alarming. Doctors are being paid to vaccinate not to evaluate. We've recently uncovered that more than 36,000 doctors had their Medicare reimbursements altered based upon childhood vaccination rates. That's not medicine.