Medical identity theft follows you into the doctor's office

The Justice Department recently charged 455 people in its annual National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The cases involve more than $6.5 billion in alleged false claims. More state Medicaid units took part than in any prior year. Ninety of the accused are doctors or other licensed medical professionals. The DOJ says prosecutors still must prove the charges in court.

Many schemes used other people's medical identities. Prosecutors also added aggravated identity theft charges in cases across dozens of states.