Justice opens a discount for healthcare false claims
The Civil Division calculates a Base Self-Disclosure Repayment and multiplies it by 1.25 to 1.6. For kickbacks the protocol sets aside claim-paid damages. The statute's cooperation path is a court finding of not less than 2 times the damages, and only with the 30-day full-information conditions. The release requires no factual admissions.
The Civil Division calculates a Base Self-Disclosure Repayment and multiplies it by 1.25 to 1.6. For kickbacks the protocol sets aside claim-paid damages. The statute's cooperation path is a court finding of not less than 2 times the damages, and only with the 30-day full-information conditions. The release requires no factual admissions.
On October 22, 2026, the Civil Division and HHS opened a pilot that prices healthcare False Claims Act settlements at 1.25 to 1.6 times a calculated base, with no factual admissions.
Why it matters: Medicare pays the claims. A beneficiary can be billed for a test kit never requested and never shipped. The pilot is the company's form. The household keeps the explanation of benefits.
Date to watch: 11:59 PM on April 22, 2027. The protocol says late or partial submissions will not be accepted or reviewed. The statute does not expire that night.
Sources:
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, release 26-1218 (2026-10-22)
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-departments-civil-division-and-department-health-human-services-announce-anti-fraud - DOJ and HHS healthcare self-disclosure protocol (2026-10-22)
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1467546/dl - 31 USC 3729, United States Code 2023 edition (2024-01-03)
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title31/html/USCODE-2023-title31-subtitleIII-chap37-subchapIII-sec3729.htm - DOJ Office of Public Affairs, release 26-1302 (2026-10-30)
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/indian-national-pleads-guilty-227m-medicare-fraud - DOJ and HHS criminal disclosure policy, 26-1211 (2026-10-15)
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-fraud-enforcement-division-and-department-health-and-human-services-announce-self - Ranking Member Emilia Sykes statement, June 24, 2026 (2026-06-24)
https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/119390/documents/HHRG-119-SY21-MState-S001223-20260624.pdf
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