Here are statistics on federal healthcare fraud investigations resulting in charges and recoveries from 1999-2009, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report.
Note: Recoveries deposited may exceed total judgments in a given year because settlements are not necessarily paid to the government in the same calendar year as the judgment or settlement.
Source: HHS OIG Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report.
Note: Recoveries deposited may exceed total judgments in a given year because settlements are not necessarily paid to the government in the same calendar year as the judgment or settlement.
|
Year |
Number of criminal healthcare fraud cases resulting in charges |
Total of judgments and settlements related to healthcare fraud |
Total Medicare recoveries deposited into the Medicare Trust Fund |
Total Medicaid recoveries transferred to Treasury/CMS |
| 2008 |
502 |
$1.0 billion |
$1.94 billion |
$344 million |
| 2007 | 434 |
$1.8 billion |
$797 million |
$266 million |
| 2006 |
355 | $2.2 billion |
$1.5 billion |
$177 million |
| 2005 | 382 |
$1.5 billion |
$1.6 billion |
$64 million |
| 2004 |
395 |
$605 million | $1.5 billion |
$99 million |
| 2003 |
362 |
$1.8 billion |
$723 million |
$151.6 million |
| 2002 | 361 |
$1.8 billion |
$1.4 billion | $59 million |
| 2001 | 445 |
$1.7 billion | $1.0 billion |
$42.8 million |
| 2000 | 457 |
$1.2 billion | $577 million |
$27 million |
| 1999 |
371 | $524 million | $369 million | $4.7 million |
Source: HHS OIG Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report.