Health insurance fraud and its impact on the health care system Wherever it’s found, fraud and corruption cost more than just the money some get away with. Like a stone dropped into a pond, the effects of fraud and corruption in a health care system can send ripples outwards, nudging everything in its wake from costs and resources in the sector. As mentioned in our earlier article on insurance fraud, as well as in the trends discussion of our 2017 report on the Cost of International Health Insurance, the issues of corruption and fraudulent claims remains some of the biggest challenges the sector continues to face. This week, Pacific Prime discusses what health system insurance fraud looks like, and what it does to the sector.