Medicare Kickback Scheme Uncovered in New Jersey
Six individuals, including two nurses, have been charged in a $20.7 million Medicare kickback scheme in New Jersey
A Medicare kickback scheme in New Jersey has been uncovered, with six defendants charged in a $20.7 million healthcare fraud and kickback operation that lasted 37 months, as reported by local news outlet wjrz.com. Two nurses, including one who pleaded guilty on June 30, 2026, are among those charged, according to Nurse.Org. The scheme involved billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary prescriptions, with five of the six defendants having already pleaded guilty, as noted in a Morning Medical Update on medicaleconomics.com. This case is part of a larger effort to combat fraud in government benefit programs, similar to concerns raised in recent articles about SNAP error rates and fraud concerns and Medicare spending on skin substitutes, and a separate incident involving an Arlington pastor indicted for a $3.2M fraud scheme.
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