What is Health Fraud?
Health fraud is any false, misleading or unproven claim about the cure, treatment or prevention of a disease or medical condition. Health fraud in general is a serious problem. No part of the health care system is free of fraud – not supplies, hospitals, insurers, home health care or even physicians. Fraud can include, but is not limited to treatment, nutrition, mechanical devices, burial fees, drugs and supplements. Victims of fraud may include family members, friends, caregivers as well as the consumer.
