DOJ charges 19 in alleged $4 million Philadelphia Medicaid fraud case as fraud strike force tops $45 billion nationally

The Justice Department on Tuesday charged 19 defendants in alleged Philadelphia-area schemes that generated more than $4 million in fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims, while expanding its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force into the city. The defendants include home health aides, Medicaid recipients, and owners and employees of home care companies, according to the…