False Claims Act and Implications from the Safeway/SuperValu Case

The False Claims Act (FCA) is a law that can be used to combat fraud against government healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid. Its origins date back to the Civil War, created with the intent to prevent fraud by contractors who were overbilling or now delivering goods to troops. It has undergone congressional amendments since then, but at its core, The FCA prohibits individuals and companies from submitting false or fraudulent claims for payment to the government for healthcare services or products. The FCA is often used to prosecute cases involving healthcare fraud, such as…