The OIG has issued its Semiannual Report to Congress for the period of April 1 – September 30, 2013, in which it highlights significant investigation, audit, and enforcement activities and achievements across HHS programs. For all of FY 2013, the OIG reports expected recoveries of more than $5.8 billion, consisting of almost $850 million in audit receivables and about $5 billion in investigative receivables (including about $1 billion in non-HHS investigative receivables, such as states' shares of Medicaid restitution). In FY 2013, the OIG was responsible for: exclusion of 3,214 individuals and entities from participation in federal health care programs; 960 criminal actions against individuals or entities; and 472 civil actions (including false claims and unjust-enrichment lawsuits filed in federal district court, CMP settlements, and administrative recoveries related to provider self-disclosure matters).
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