The False Claims Act provides penalties and enables whistleblower suits for incorrect claims to which kind of programs?

• A. Federal health care programs
• B. Private insurance
• C. State-only programs
• D. International health programs

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that the False Claims Act targets fraud against the U.S. government, with a focus on claims submitted to federally funded programs. It allows whistleblowers to sue for false or fraudulent requests for payment or approval to the government, and provides penalties plus treble damages for those programs. In healthcare, this specifically covers claims made to federal health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, which are funded by the federal government.

So the best answer is federal health care programs. The act does not apply to private insurance, state-only programs, or international health programs in the same government-wide way.