This Alert provides a summary and takeaways from the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent announcement of False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. FY 2025 saw record-breaking FCA recoveries—exceeding US$6.8 billion, and a record-breaking number of qui tam lawsuits, indicating that FCA enforcement remains a key tool for the government in combatting fraud. Entities that face potential False Claims Act liability, including health care providers and government contractors, should look to this Alert for insights on key enforcement priorities for DOJ as we move into 2026.
On 16 January 2026, DOJ published its report (Report) announcing civil recoveries under the FCA for FY 2025. The recoveries for FY 2025 exceeded US$6.8 billion, marking the highest recovery amount in a single year in the history of the FCA and more than doubling the FY 2024 recoveries of US$2.9 billion. As with recoveries more generally, there was also a notable uptick in health care-related recoveries. Approximately US$5.7 billion of the US$6.8 billion in total recoveries in FY 2025 (84%) involved the health care industry; whereas, FY 2024 health care recoveries were US$1.7 billion of the US$2.9 billion in total recoveries (56%). The US government has now collected over US$85 billion in recoveries under the FCA since the statute was amended in 1986 to allow for treble damages and increased incentives for whistleblowers.
Notably, the 1,297 qui tam lawsuits filed in FY 2025 marked a...
This Alert provides a summary and takeaways from the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent announcement of False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. FY 2025 saw record-breakin...