HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) — The U.S. Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against 455 health care professionals — including two in Hawai?i — as part of a nationwide crackdown on alleged health care fraud and opioid-related schemes.
Officials said the defendants include 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals who were allegedly involved in over $6.5 billion in false claims and patient harm across multiple cases.
Henry Quan, 54, a registered pharmacist in Honolulu, was charged by criminal complaint with health care fraud in connection with a scheme to bill Medicare for prescription drugs that were never dispensed, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Hawaii.
As alleged in the criminal complaint, Quan controlled Wellness Pharmacy, which billed for several high-cost drugs it did not have on hand, resulting in a loss of at least $1.5 million, the office…
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