AOK Hessen reports record care‑fraud losses of €72,000

Germany’s AOK Hessen health insurer disclosed a surge in fraudulent billing. The insurer recorded 1,232 suspected cases in 2024‑2025, a 10 % rise, with secured claims totalling about €4.8 million – a 45 % increase over the previous period.

The most prominent case involved a caregiver who, together with her grandson, filed 33 false invoices for "prevention care" services that were never provided, illegally extracting €72 000 from the insurer. The woman received a 22‑month probation sentence and lost her job.

AOK Hessen’s report says the misuse of simple, low‑threshold services such as prevention care makes the sector especially vulnerable. Similar spikes in billing fraud were reported by other German insurers, with total estimated losses amounting to billions of euros nationwide.