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On June 9, 2008, the United States Supreme Court limited the scope of the False Claims Act (FCA) with its opinion in Allison Engine Co. v. United States ex rel. Sanders, a decision that potentially calls into question the applicability of the FCA to Medicaid claims. The FCA is a federal statute that allows individuals to sue on behalf of the federal government for false claims made to the federal government. In a unanimous ruling the Supreme Court addressed whether a plaintiff asserting a claim under the FCA must show a relationship between the making of the false claim presented to a third party and the payment or approval of the false claim by the United States Government....

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