The US today charged over 100 doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals for their involvement in Medicare fraud totaling 225 million dollars. This is one of the biggest crackdowns on federal healthcare fraud in the US. The 111 people charged across nine cities are accused of various healthcare fraud-related crimes, includingconspiracy to defraud Medicare, criminal false claims, money laundering and aggravated identify theft. Attorney General Eric Holder who announced the charges with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said with this takedown, they have identified and shut down large-scale fraud schemes operating throughout the country.Medicare is a government insurance programme that covers Americans who are 65 and older.