The HHS OIG recently published a new Fraud Risk Indicator for False Claims Act (FCA) settlements on the risk spectrum for the first quarter of federal fiscal year 2019. Characterized as “an assessment of future risk posed by persons who have allegedly engaged in civil healthcare fraud,” the Fraud Risk Indicator purports to increase transparency by making public where an FCA defendant falls into one of five color-coded categories on a risk spectrum: Highest Risk – Exclusion (red), High Risk – Heighted Scrutiny (orange), Medium Risk – CIAs (yellow), Lower Risk – No Further Action (green); Low Risk – Self-Disclosure (blue).

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