Does the MFCU investigate and/or prosecute Medicare fraud?
Generally no. Medicare is a federally funded health insurance program for individuals age 65 or older, individuals under age 65 with certain disabilities, and individuals of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant). The MFCU has jurisdiction to investigate Medicare fraud only with the consent of the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and only if the case as a whole is primarily related to Medicaid. To report Medicare fraud: http://www.medicare.gov/fraudabuse/HowToReport.
