The amount awarded to whistleblowers under the False Claims Act in Fiscal Year 2014. The information was primarily gathered from Department of Justice Press Releases. The payout to the JPMorgan Chase whistleblower was not identified in the DOJ press release but was prominently covered by the media.
Whistleblowers Rewards under the False Claims Act in Fiscal Year 2014
October 2013
Boston Scientific and Guidant – $2.25 million
November 2013
Ensign Group – undisclosed
FreshPoint – $798,000
Basco – undisclosed
AT&T – $525,000
HOTCI – undisclosed
J&J – $167.7 million
December 2013
Abbott Laboratories – $1 Million
Genzyme – undisclosed
Dr. Elie H. Korban – undisclosed
CVS Caremark – $505,000
January 2014
Saint Joseph Health System – $2.46 Million
Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics & Appalachian Orthopaedic Clinics – $323,000
General Electric Hitachi – undisclosed
RehabCare Group – $5.7 Million
Michael Barr (HealthEssentials Solutions) – $153,000
Carefusion – $3.26 Million
February 2014
Diagnostic Imaging Group – $2.77 Million
Endo Pharmaceuticals – undisclosed
EndoGastric Solutions – $945,000
Vector Planning and Services – $1.28 Million
MPRI – $576,000
Sanborn – undisclosed
JPMorgan Chase – $63.9 Million
March 2014
American Family Care – undisclosed
Halifax Hospital – $20.8 Millon
Sea Star Line and Horizon Lines – $512,000
April 2014
Amedisys Home Health – $26 million
CRC Health – $1.5 Million
Astellas Pharma – $708,000
Hope Cancer Institute – undisclosed
Frazier Masonry et. al. – $393,000
May 2014
Baptist Health – $424,000