False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $2.68 Billion in Fiscal Year 2023 - Highest Number of Settlements and Judgements in History

27th February 2024

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on February 22, 2024 that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.68 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2023, with over $1.8 billion in healthcare collections, making up the bulk of the FCA settlements and judgments, and included fraud in Medicaid and the Medicare Advantage program, overpayments, unnecessary services and substandard care, unlawful kickbacks and other healthcare fraud. Fiscal year 2023 had the highest number of FCA settlements and judgments in history. READ MORE