Health care fraud is a growing problem across the United States. In response to this growing problem, in 1993, the Attorney General made health care fraud one of the Department's top priorities. Through increased resources, focused investigative strategies and better coordination among law enforcement, the Department continues to upgrade its efforts in combatting the full array of fraud perpetrated by health care providers.

Health care fraud can be prosecuted both civilly and criminally under a variety of statutes and regulations that are discussed in several different chapters of the Justice Manual including 9-42.000 (Fraud Against the Government), 9-43.000 (Mail and Wire Fraud), and 9-46.000 (Program Fraud and Bribery).

[updated January 2020]