The Billions Lost to Healthcare Fraud
The recovery of this lost money would be enough to pay for federal funding of substance abuse and mental health services for well over a decade.
Let's Dive Into Government-Funded Healthcare Programs
Virtually every family in America is touched by one of these programs. As a result, a fraud on any of these programs is a fraud on every one of us.
Looking at the Cost of Air Pollution on Clean Air Day
In addition to the high mortality costs, air pollution imposes a substantial burden in terms of human health and resources.
How Many Lawyers Are Involved in Prosecuting False Claims Act Cases?
Since a False Claims Act case is a filing with a court, we are going to analyze the number of lawyers involved in prosecuting False Claims Act cases.
False Claims Act Enforcement: $20 Returned for Every $1 Spent
For every $1 the federal government spends on FCA enforcement, they recover $16.33.
Looking at $3.2 Trillion in State & Local Government Spending
In fiscal year 2019, the total amount of state government spending (including all 50 states and the District of Columbia) was about $1.5 trillion.
How Much Do We Lose to Fraud?
How much is $206.4 billion dollars actually worth? It's the amount of money the federal government lost to fraud in one year.
Billions Are Lost to Fraud
If we estimate fraud is only 5 percent in 2020 when the federal expenditures totaled $6.55 trillion, taxpayer dollars lost to fraud would be $327.5 billion.
Billions in False Claims Act Recoveries
False Claims Act proceedings have proven to be a great success, restoring to federal agencies tax dollars that were fraudulently swindled away.
Welcome to Fraud By the Numbers
Each day in September, there will be a new blog post at noon with facts about fraud whistleblowing in America.
