Busted: the top COVID-19 healthcare fraud schemes

The COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunity for bad actors to exploit vulnerabilities in the healthcare system—as well as capitalize on fear. From offering phony testing to peddling “cures” for the virus, there seems to be few limits to what potential fraudsters might try. With help from the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA), we’ve rounded up some of the most recently reported alleged fraud schemes related to COVID-19.