The U.S. government is happy to let you know that it recovered $2.4 billion in 2015 from health care fraudsters.
Granted, it doesn't make up for the amount the U.S. spends a year on unused cancer medication, but it’s a pretty penny nonetheless.
“Since its inception in 1997, the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program has returned more than $29.4 billion to the Medicare Trust Funds,” said the Department of Justice in a statement. “In this past fiscal year, the HCFAC program has returned $6.10 for each dollar invested.”
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