OIG: $1.8 Billion in Recoveries So Far in FY2015

In the first six months of fiscal year 2015, the Office of the Inspector General, or OIG, has recovered $1.8 billion from healthcare providers and programs, the agency reported in their "Semiannual Report to Congress."

Other report highlights include:

• Of the funds recovered, $142 million were related to non-HHS matters, resulting from work in Medicaid restoration
• 486 reports of criminal actions against individuals who took part in crimes against HHS 
• 326 civil actions, including false claims, against healthcare providers
• 1,735 exclusions involving healthcare providers 
• Charges against 69 individuals or organizations, plus $163 million in recoveries, through OIG's partnership with StrikeForce, Medicare fraud teams that identify and prosecute fraud 

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