Nation ‘Guardrails’ needed? Telehealth fraud cost Medicare $128M in first year of COVID pandemic, feds say September 11, 2022 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Guardrails’ needed? Telehealth fraud cost Medicare $128M in first year of COVID pandemic, feds say Improper claims from doctors and telehealth providers cost Medicare $128M in the first year of the COVID pandemic, according to a new federal report.