Doctors to home health aides are among the more than two dozen Floridians caught up in a record health care fraud crackdown.

• The U.S. Department of Justice announced its largest-ever health care fraud takedown, involving 455 defendants and over $6.5 billion in false claims.
• Florida had a significant number of cases, with one Miami man accused of submitting $3.7 billion in fraudulent claims.
• The fraudulent activities included billing for unnecessary medical equipment, distributing opioids, and falsifying records for services never provided.
• A growing area of fraud involves expensive wound care patches made from placental tissue, with Medicare spending on these items increasing dramatically.

When it comes to trying to rip off the government, the latest U.S. Department of Justice crackdown accuses Floridians and their conspirators for going bigger than most.

Officials are calling the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown announced Tuesday, June 23, which snared 455 defendants in 45 U.S. states and territories, the biggest in U.S. history. It involves more than $6.5 billion in health care fraud, the majority it Medicare and Medicaid, and significant harm including a student’s death after a doctor fraudulently executed a cardiovascular test that cleared the student to play.

No state shows up on the list quite like Florida. One Florida arrestee was charged in a case involving $3.7 billion in false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and other insurers — more than half the total...

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