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DHHS Fraud Hotline | US Department of Health and Human Services

DHHS Office of Inspector General Fraud Hotline

Location Name
DHHS Office of Inspector General Fraud Hotline

Department of Health and Human Services, PO Box 23489, Washington, DC 20026

Eligibility
Open to anyone
Required documents
Varies by service
(800) 447-8477
Voice·

Main Phone

(800) 377-4950
Voice·

TTY

Application process
Call, submit information online, or mail
Fees
None
Service area
United States

Hotline to report fraud, waste, program abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, conflict of interest and contact/grant fraud by DHHS employees, and beneficiaries.

Most complaints fall in the following categories:

- Crime, gross misconduct, or conflicts of interest involving HHS employees/contractor.

​- Fraud, waste, or abuse relating to HHS Grants/Contracts, including American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants.

​- False/Fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare/Medicaid.

​- Kickbacks/inducements for referrals by Medicare/Medicaid providers.

​- Medical Identity Theft involving Medicare and/or Medicaid Beneficiaries.

​- Failure of a hospital to evaluate and stabilize an emergency patient.

​- Abuse/neglect in nursing homes and other long term care facilities.

Last assured
02/20/2026
Providing organization
US Department of Health and Human Services
Federal agency.