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The False Claims Act and Health Care: 2023 Recoveries and 2024 Outlook
On 22 February 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published the statistics for federal civil fraud recoveries in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.1 The DOJ announced that the “government and whistleblowers were party to 543 settlements and judgments, the highest number of settlements and judgments in a single year.” Despite the high number of settlements and judgments, FY 2023 saw the third lowest recovery amount in the last decade.
More on False Claims Act Here >
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Whistleblower Earns $2 Million for COVID-19 Testing Fraud Check-Up
The United States Department of Justice settled a case against several medical practice management groups doing business as “CityMD” for allegations of fraud in connection to a COVID-19 reimbursement program. Under the terms of the settlement, the medical practices have agreed to pay $12.04 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. In a somewhat unusual twist of fate for a healthcare fraud False Claims Act case, a patient reported the fraud. The whistleblower will receive $2 million or almost 17% of the settlement as a reward.
More on COVID-19 Fraud Check-Up Here >
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