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Iowa Home Care Company to Pay $5.63 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations I OPA I Department of Justice 12/16/1$, 11:38 AM <br />between the two departments has focused efforts to reduce and prevent Medicare and Medicaid financial fraud <br />through enhanced cooperation. One of the most powerful tools in this effort is the False Claims Act. Since January <br />2009, the Justice Department has recovered a total of more than $23.6 billion through False Claims Act cases, with <br />more than $15.1 billion of that amount recovered in cases involving fraud against federal health care programs. <br />This settlement was the result of a coordinated effort by the Civil Division, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern <br />District of Iowa, HHS -OIG and the Iowa Attorney General's Office. The claims settled by this agreement are <br />allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability. <br />Topic(s): <br />False Claims Act <br />Health Care Fraud <br />Component(s): <br />Civil Division <br />Press Release Number: <br />15-161 <br />https://www.justice.gov/0pa/pr/iowa-home-care-company-pay-563-million-settle-false-claims-act-allegations Page 2 of 2 <br />