“In the wake of a series of high-profile criminal medical cases at Veterans Affairs facilities, Department of Justice officials are teaming up with VA’s Inspector General to form a new health care task force aimed at better identifying and deterring the illegal activities.”
“Officials said they are particularly concerned with a potential increase in fraud crimes involving veterans medical care following the expansion earlier this summer of VA’s community care programs, which allow veterans to seek medical care outside department facilities but at taxpayer expense…”
“The task force is modeled after the Justice Department’s existing ‘strike force’ program, which uses interagency teams of investigators and prosecutors to target areas with high potential for fraud or abuse.”
“The new task force announcement was accompanied by a list of 13 separate investigations involving crimes against veterans and VA policies in recent months…” Read the full article here.
Source: Justice officials team up with VA to crack down on medical crimes – By Leo Shane III, October 2, 2019. Military Times.
