US Department of Justice’s False Claims Act Recoveries Reach a Record $5.7 Billion in Fiscal Year 2014

On November 20, 2014, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that False Claims Act recoveries from civil settlements and judgments in Fiscal Year 2014 (ending September 30) reached a record $5.69 billion. That number is up from $3.9 billion in recoveries in 2013 and brings the DOJ’s total False Claims Act recoveries since 2009 up to approximately $22.75 billion.

Health Care Industry Recoveries Decline by $300 Million

Interestingly, although combating health care fraud continues to be a major priority for the DOJ, FY 2014 saw the first year-over-year decline in such recoveries since 2008. Civil health care fraud False Claims Act settlements and judgments accounted for $2.3 billion in recoveries — a substantial haul, but less than the DOJ reported $2.6 billion in health care fraud settlements and judgments in FY 2013.

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