18 U.S.C. § 1347 — Health care fraud

(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully carries out or tries to carry out a scheme or artifice (1) to defraud a health care benefit program^*, or (2) to obtain, through false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, money or property owned by or controlled by a health care benefit program in connection with delivering or paying for health care benefits, items, or services, may be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both. If the violation causes serious bodily injury as defined in section 1365 of this title, the person may be fined, imprisoned for up to 20 years, or both. If it causes death, the person may be fined, imprisoned for any number of years or for life, or both.

(b) For a violation of this section, a person does not need actual knowledge of this section or a specific intent to violate it.