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A New DOJ Report
[By Staff Reporters]
According to the Deportment of Justice [DOJ], $9.3 billion was recovered from health care providers accused of defrauding the states and federal government the past decade.
The Study
The department ramped up efforts in the 1990s to combat healthcare fraud by using private citizens with insider knowledge of wrongdoing. They now initiate more than 90 percent of the department’s lawsuits focusing on fraud in health care, and receive between15 percent and 25 percent of the amounts recovered.
The Results
According to an Associated Press report on September 2, of the $9.3 billion recovered between 1996 and 2005, whistle blowers got more than $1 billion. And, while the number of claims dropped in recent years, recovery amounts have soared – jumping from about $10 million a case in 2002 to $50 million by 2005.
Assessment
The reason for this up-tick was the late addition of pharmaceutical manufacturers to the list of defendants.
Conclusion
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