NextGov (3/25, Konkel) reports, “In a COVID-19 fraud alert Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General [detailed] a slew of coronavirus-related scams and fraud schemes, including sales of fake tests and treatments for” COVID-19.
Furthermore, the HHS OIG “warns that scammers are elevating their efforts to collect personal information – especially from senior citizens – they then use to fraudulently bill federal health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid.