Lawmakers address healthcare fraud after major DOJ crackdown

Former federal prosecutor Trey Gowdy criticizes the pervasive fraud in government-funded healthcare systems after the DOJ charged over 450 suspects and seized $182 million in assets.

The Department of Justice announces a historic crackdown on healthcare fraud, charging 455 suspects in schemes totaling $6.5 billion and seizing $182 million in assets. Former federal prosecutor Trey Gowdy criticizes the pervasive fraud in government healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid, suggesting that a single-payer system would exacerbate such issues due to human nature.