The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Semiannual Report to Congress has announced expected recoveries of $2.2 billion for the first half of FY08 from efforts to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in HHS programs.
Specifically, OIG’s $2.2 billion in expected recoveries encompasses $1.1 billion in audit-related recoveries and another $1.1 billion in investigative-related recoveries. Also for this period, OIG reported exclusions of 1,291 individuals and organizations for fraud or abuse of federal healthcare programs; 293 criminal actions against individuals or organizations that engaged in crimes against HHS programs; and 142 civil actions, which include False Claims Act and unjust enrichment suits filed in district court, Civil Monetary Penalties Law settlements, and administrative recoveries related to provider self-disclosure matters. Download the report.
