In FY2021, a total of around 193 million dollars was paid back to private persons as a result of health care fraud settlements and judgments. This statistic presents the amount of money that was returned to private persons due to health care fraud in the U.S. from fiscal year 2012 to 2021.
Amount of money paid to private persons due to health care fraud in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021
(in million U.S. dollars)
Figures have been rounded.
This statistic is composed of figures from multiple annual reports from the same source and can be found here.
These are funds awarded to private persons who file suits on behalf of the Federal Government under the qui tam
(whistleblower) provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)
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US Department of Health and Human Services, & Office of Inspector General. (July 1, 2022). Amount of money paid to private persons due to health care fraud in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/716112/money-returned-to-private-persons-as-a-result-of-health-care-fraud-united-states/
US Department of Health and Human Services, und Office of Inspector General. "Amount of money paid to private persons due to health care fraud in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716112/money-returned-to-private-persons-as-a-result-of-health-care-fraud-united-states/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. (2022). Amount of money paid to private persons due to health care fraud in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716112/money-returned-to-private-persons-as-a-result-of-health-care-fraud-united-states/
US Department of Health and Human Services, and Office of Inspector General. "Amount of Money Paid to Private Persons Due to Health Care Fraud in The U.S. from 2012 to 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716112/money-returned-to-private-persons-as-a-result-of-health-care-fraud-united-states/
US Department of Health and Human Services & Office of Inspector General, Amount of money paid to private persons due to health care fraud in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716112/money-returned-to-private-persons-as-a-result-of-health-care-fraud-united-states/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Amount of money paid to private persons due to health care fraud in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, & Office of Inspector General, July 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/716112/money-returned-to-private-persons-as-a-result-of-health-care-fraud-united-states/
