Medicare fraud involves submitting false or misleading information to the Medicare program to obtain unauthorized payments. This Medicare fraudulent activity can take various forms, including billing for services not rendered, overcharging for services or supplies, performing unnecessary procedures to bill Medicare at a higher rate, and falsifying patient diagnoses to justify unnecessary tests. Medicare fraud results in significant financial losses to the federal government. In addition, it also undermines the integrity of the healthcare system and compromises the quality of care for patients. Efforts to combat Medicare fraud include rigorous monitoring, investigations by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice, and initiatives like the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, which aim to detect, prevent, and prosecute fraud to protect the program and its beneficiaries.