False Claims Act settlements totaled more than $5.6 billion in the past federal fiscal year, the second-largest amount ever collected by the government in FCA actions in one year, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The DOJ announced Tuesday the majority of the settled claims in fiscal year 2021 (FY2021), worth more than $5 billion, involved matters in the healthcare industry, “including drug and medical device manufacturers, managed care providers, hospitals, pharmacies, hospice organizations, laboratories, and physicians.”
