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On January 15, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it recovered over $2.9 billion in False Claims Act (“FCA”) related settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 (“FY2024”). The 2024 recovery amount exceeds the previous year’s recovery of $2.68 billion, with the number of settlements and judgments coming in at 558. Whistleblowers... READ MORE

On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it recovered over $2.2 billion in False Claims Act (“FCA”) related settlements and judgments in the federal fiscal year 2022. While this is less than half of the previous year’s recovery of $5.6 billion, the number of cases settled was the second highest... READ MORE

On January 9, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it collected over $3 billion in settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) in the federal fiscal year 2019. The FCA has historically been the government’s primary tool for combatting perceived fraud, waste and abuse in the health care system, and... READ MORE

Over the years, there have been a number of federal cases involving allegations that health care providers used improper real estate arrangements to induce referrals. Recently, two real estate-related cases have made headlines. Hospitals should pay careful consideration to the following two cases. Serial Whistleblower Seeks to Overturn Ruling Involving Alleged Cash-Flow Subsidies under... READ MORE