Healthcare fraud is much more complex and deal with different economic industries that help commit the crime in different social and business aspects. By government and federal law it is required to report findings among the different insurance groups by state. For example the OIG reports fraud committed by home owners, medical practices and as well as individual insurance companies. The highest reporting of Fraud schemes include: identity theft (49 percent), hacking (45 percent), employee-agent (37 percent) and claims (34 percent). In 2014, Fraud accounts for 5-10 percent of claims costs for the U.S.
The government in 2014 recovered $3.3 billion from individuals and companies that tried to defraud federal health programs.
The government in 2014 recovered $3.3 billion from individuals and companies that tried to defraud federal health programs.