Justice Department Reports $2.4 Billion in False Claim Recoveries

The government has recovered $2.4 billion in false claim cases in fiscal 2011, involving mostly federal health programs, the Department of Justice announced last week. The civil cases brought under the False Claims Act involved fraud committed primarily against Medicare and Medicaid but also TRICARE, federal Employees Health Benefits and Veterans Administration health programs. In fiscal 2010, the government recovered $2.5 billion in false claims.