--- description: Federal officials announced on Wednesday that 275 people around the country had been arrested in a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid fraud. title: 275 Arrested in Crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1335ad8a92e727fb/698898f9cf40a885fdc43b89/medicare-fraud.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 275 Arrested in Crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 22, 2016 5:17 PM CUT  Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell speaks at a press conference on June 22, 2016 in Washington, DC. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell speaks at a press conference on June 22, 2016 in Washington, DC.Allison Shelley—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 22, 2016 5:17 PM CUT Federal officials announced on Wednesday that [275 people](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-arrest-275-nation-s-largest-health-care-fraud-bust-n597006 "undefined") around the country had been arrested in a crackdown on [Medicare](http://time.com/3965740/medicare-50th-anniversary/ "undefined") and [Medicaid](http://time.com/money/2791235/what-is-medicaid/ "undefined") fraud. More than $800 million was falsely billed by those arrested for medically unnecessary services—or services that were never provided at all, NBC News reports. Those who were rounded up include 60 medical professionals, 30 of whom are doctors. “These takedowns protect and deter fraud in programs that millions of people rely on,” one federal official said. Officials from the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services are expected to offer more details on the crackdown Wednesday. \[[_NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-arrest-275-nation-s-largest-health-care-fraud-bust-n597006 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4378486/crackdown-medicare-medicaid-fraud/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4378486/crackdown-medicare-medicaid-fraud/"},"headline":"275 Arrested in Crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud","datePublished":"2016-06-22T17:17:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:46:42.619Z","description":"More than $800 million was falsely billed","url":"https://time.com/4378486/crackdown-medicare-medicaid-fraud/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1335ad8a92e727fb/698898f9cf40a885fdc43b89/medicare-fraud.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1335ad8a92e727fb/698898f9cf40a885fdc43b89/medicare-fraud.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Attorney General Lynch And HHS Secretary Announce National Medicare Fraud Crackdown","caption":"Attorney General Lynch And HHS Secretary Announce National Medicare Fraud Crackdown","creditText":"Allison Shelley—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4378486/crackdown-medicare-medicaid-fraud/","name":"275 Arrested in Crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud"}}]}] ```