Posted on June 20, 2008 by Robert Cochran

$2 Billion and Counting

According to its Semiannual Report to Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") is expected to recover $2.2 billion for the first half of fiscal year 2008.  Also for this period, the OIG reported exclusions of 1,291 individuals and organizations for fraud or abuse of federal health care programs; 293 criminal actions against individuals or organizations; and 142 civil actions such as False Claims Act cases, Civil Monetary Penalties Law settlements, and other administrative recoveries.  The report was issued on June 12, 2008.

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