Question

Frida learns that her employer, a healthcare facility, is committing fraud against the government by filing false Medicare claims. Under which of the following laws would Frida have the best chance of personally receiving a portion of any recovery obtained by the government?

	a) The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
	b) The False Claims Act.
	c) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	d) The Medicare Recovery Act.
	e) The Healthcare Fraud Act.

Answer 1

Answer : B. The False Claims Act

Note : Under the false claim act person who is employed at the company which they are going to sue can file the actions on behalf of government, in which they receive some portion of recovery that is being obtained by the government such act is called whistleblowing.