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In late March, Washington joined 27 other states with false
claims acts that are patterned after the federal False Claims Act.
States that have such acts are entitled to an additional 10 percent
of any Medicaid funds that are recovered. This incentive was
established by the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, and in
order to take advantage of this benefit, states must first obtain
approval from the Office of Inspector General for the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the U.S.
Attorney General. In fiscal 2011, state Medicaid Fraud Control
Units recovered $1.75 billion from civil and criminal proceedings.
State false claims acts have become a significant tool of this
fraud fighting effort.
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