Medicaid fraud

Medicaid fraud

The fraudulent billing of Medicaid by physicians or other healthcare providers, or by Medicaid recipients.
Examples—Medicaid provider fraud
Padding of bills; charging for tests and services that were unnecessary or never performed; illegally prescribing controlled drugs; charging Medicaid for therapeutic time while sexually engaging the patients.

Medicaid fraud

The fraudulent billing of Medicaid by physicians or other health care providers, especially international medical graduates and psychiatrists. See Medicaid.