Moffitt Cancer Center cooperation lauded in $20M DOJ false claims case

The Florida-based H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Hospital agreed to pay nearly $20 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) addressing alleged violations of the False Claims Act for improperly billing federal healthcare programs.

The DOJ said in a press release Thursday that Moffitt received credit for cooperating with the agency’s investigation, including self-disclosing its alleged misconduct and remediating the issues.

The settlement total includes approximately $18.2 million, of which about $12.2 million is restitution, to be paid to the government and more than $1.3 million to be paid to the state of Florida.