Long Term Care & Senior Living Blog
May 4, 2016
Elder Fraud in Health Care Targeted by the DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), in trying to initiate quicker enforcement actions and prosecutions, has created several Elder Justice Task Forces to target health care providers who commit crimes in the service of the elderly. The Task Forces are comprised of representatives from federal, state and local law enforcement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, state adult protective services agencies, long-term care ombudsman programs, U.S. Attorneys’ offices, state Medicaid fraud control units, and state and local prosecutors.