The majority of the United States health care fraud has been focused on the major public program, Medicare. The yearly financial loss from Medicare fraud has been estimated at about 54billion.ThepurposeofthisresearchstudywastoexplorethecurrentstateofMedicarefraudintheUnitedStates,identifycurrentpoliciesandlawsthatfosterMedicarefraud,anddeterminethefinancialimpactofMedicarefraud.Themethodologyforthisstudywasaliteraturereview.ResearchwasconductedusingascholarlyonlinedatabasesearchandgovernmentWebsites.Thenumberofindividualschargedwithcriminalfraudincreasedfrom797casesinfiscalyear2008to1430casesinfiscalyear2011—anincreaseofmorethan7525.2 million of taxpayers’ money. Educating providers about the policies and laws designed to prevent fraud would help them to become partners. Many new programs and partnerships with government agencies have also been developed to combat Medicare fraud. Medicare fraud has been a persistent crime, and laws and policies alone have not been enough to control the problem. With investments in governmental partnerships and new systems, the United States can reduce Medicare fraud but probably will not stop it altogether