Fajiha is a billing expert for a healthcare facility that treats individuals who are covered only by Medicare and not private health insurance. Fajiha learns that her employer is committing fraud against the government by filing false Medicare claims. Under which of the following might she obtain a portion of any recovery obtained by the government?
A) The Medicare False Claims Act.
B) The False Claims Act.
C) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
D) The Medicare Recovery Act.
E) The Healthcare Fraud Act.

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The False Claims Act allows individuals to file actions on behalf of the government against entities that are defrauding the government, and if the government recovers funds as a result of the action, the individual who initiated the action (the whistleblower) can receive a portion of the recovery.

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