DOJ Reports Recovery of Over $5 Billion from Fraud and Abuse Case Settlements and Judgments
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $5.69 billion recovery stemming from fraud and false claim actions in fiscal year 2014.
Highlights of the recovery include:
- More than 700 qui tam suits were filed resulting in a recovery of nearly $3 billion for the government and a government payout of $435 million to whistleblowers.
- False claims against federal health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid accounted for $2.3 billion of the total recovery, including the following cases:
- Johnson & Johnson paid $1.1 billion to resolve False Claims Act violations relating to certain prescription drugs.
- Amedisys Inc. paid $150 million to resolve allegations of improper billing and violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).
- Omnicare paid $116 million for an impermissible arrangement with a skilled nursing facility in violation of AKS.
- Community Health Systems Inc. paid $98.15 million to settle allegations of improperly billing outpatient services as inpatient services.
- Halifax Hospital Medical Center and Halifax Staffing Inc. paid $85 million to resolve alleged Stark Law violations.
The DOJ press release is available at:
Department of Justice. “Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2014.” Justice News. 20 Nov. 2014.