FBI arrests 19 people in metro Detroit for health care fraud scheme

The Detroit Free Press reports:

The FBI has arrested 19 people across metro Detroit for their roles in what authorities say is a health care fraud scheme that bilked the government out of $50 million, the Free Press has learned.

Sources tell the Free Press the FBI has raided 10 facilities across metro Detroit as part of a nationwide crackdown on health care fraud. Agents across the country are conducting more takedowns today as part of an ongoing effort to tackle what has become a pervasive problem in the country: medical facilities and health care providers billing the government for bogus services.