Whistleblower Health Fraud Cases on Pace at DOJ

The Justice Department is just as active as it always has been in health-care fraud cases, usually brought by whistleblowers, despite last year’s memo that appeared to make it easier for the government to dismiss them.

This March 1 statement came from the official who wrote the memo.

The DOJ considers it an exception when it dismisses a False Claims Act case brought by a whistleblower, Michael Granston, director of the civil division’s fraud section, said March 1 at a Federal Bar Association conference.

Whistleblowers are often responsible for filing initial FCA cases. The government can then either intervene in ...