Tools for State
False Claims Act Advocates

The U.S. Congress has given states a new cash incentive to partner with the Federal Government in the fight against Medicaid
fraud.

Specifically, under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, the Federal Government will pay States an increased share of the Federal money recovered in Medicaid fraud cases brought under the False Claims Act. 

For those States with qualifying False Claims Acts, the Federal Government will now give States an additional ten percentage points of the federal share.

In short, by passing a State False Claims Act, a legislature can permanently increase revenues coming to the state from resolved Medicaid False Claims Act cases, while encouraging more whistleblowers to come forward with detailed information about Medicaid fraud.
 

1. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Section 6032)
    
2. A Model State False Claims Act (PDF format)
    
3. TAF Power Point Presentation (PowerPoint format)
    
4. States that currently have False Claims Acts (map and laws)
    
5. OIG Guidelines for Evaluating State False Claims Acts (PDF format)
    
6. The CMS letter to state Medicaid directors encouraging enactment of state FCAs
    
7. National Conference on State Legislatures on Incentivizing State False Claims Acts
    
8. Federal Medical Assistance Percentages, by State, for FY 2007 (xls format)
    
9. TAF publication, “The 1986 False Claims Act Amendments:  A Retrospective Look at Twenty Years of Effective Fraud Fighting in America” (PDF format)
    
10. Fighting Healthcare Fraud:  Whistleblower Statute Returns $15 for Every $1 Invested (PDF format)