Sarah M. Hall, Zachary S. Taylor, Elena M. Quattrone, Daniella R. Lee, Jeremy A. Avila

DOJ’s Second National Health Care Fraud Takedown of the Second Trump Administration Heavily Targets Medicaid Fraud

On June 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the results of the annual National Health Care Fraud Takedown (“2026 Takedown”)—the first under DOJ’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division (“NFED”) announced on April 7 . This year, the 2026 Takedown charged 455 defendants in connection with more than $6.5 billion in alleged fraud. Althoug