{"id":293,"date":"2010-12-07T19:59:24","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T19:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com\/2010\/12\/three_years_ago_our_whistleblo.html"},"modified":"2021-06-11T17:47:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T21:47:06","slug":"three_years_ago_our_whistleblo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/three_years_ago_our_whistleblo\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 1: Introduction: What You Should Know About the False Claims Act And New State False Claims Acts After the 2009-2010 Amendments"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is Part 1 of an updated explanation of the major qui tam<\/em> whistleblower statutes, the federal False Claims Act and the new state False Claims Acts. This Part 1 provides an introduction to the False Claims Act.<\/p>\n

In 2010, more than ever, it is essential for lawyers to understand their clients’ potential liabilities under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). The health care industry increasingly has become the major focus of the federal government’s enforcement efforts, and usually pays at least two-thirds of the money recovered each year under this anti-fraud statute. <\/p>\n

Adding to the health care lawyer’s challenges, since 2009 Congress has amended the False Claims Act three times, primarily to overturn judicial decisions that once created obstacles to FCA actions. Those amendments also have created an important new basis of FCA liability \u2013 retention of overpayments \u2013 which has great significance to health care providers. These 2009-2010 amendments make the FCA a far more effective enforcement tool for the government, and thus a much greater problem for defendants accused of health care fraud. <\/p>\n

Further, a wave of new “whistleblower” statutes continues, inspired by the successes of the False Claims Act. These new laws include (1) an increasing number of state versions of the federal False Claims Act; (2) the new IRS Whistleblower Rewards Program; and (3) new “SEC Whistleblower” and “CFTC Whistleblower” programs, authorized in July 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act. By encouraging employees, contractors, and others to report allegations of fraud, these new whistleblower provisions create substantial concerns for health care organizations and other defendants alleged to be liable.<\/p>\n

This article provides an overview of what health care lawyers should know about the federal False Claims Act and the new state False Claims Acts. As discussed below, the state Acts mirror the federal False Claims Act in important respects, but can differ in some significant ways.
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