--- title: ObamaCare Drastically Improves the Health of Qui Tam Suits Under the False Claims Act description: ObamaCare Drastically Improves the Health of Qui Tam Suits Under the False Claims Act --- [Skip to content](https://counselfinancial.com/litigation-counsellor/obamacare-drastically-improves-the-health-of-qui-tam-suits-under-the-false-claims-act/#main-content) [![Brandmark](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/2024%20Website/Brand%20Logos/Brandmark.svg "Brandmark")](https://counselfinancial.com/) [![Counsel Financial](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/2024%20Website/Brand%20Logos/Text-Logo.svg "Counsel Financial")](https://counselfinancial.com/) - [Law Firms](https://counselfinancial.com/law-firms) - [Capital Providers](https://counselfinancial.com/captial-providers) - About Us Show submenu for About Us ![](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Counsel-Financial-Theme/images/icons/arrow-down.svg) - [Loan Process](https://counselfinancial.com/about/loan-process) - [Our Team](https://counselfinancial.com/about/our-team) - [Lending Philosophy](https://counselfinancial.com/about/lending-philosophy) - [Contact](https://counselfinancial.com/contact) - Resources Show submenu for Resources ![](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Counsel-Financial-Theme/images/icons/arrow-down.svg) - [Blog](https://counselfinancial.com/blog) - [Case Studies](https://counselfinancial.com/case-studies) - [Law Firms](https://counselfinancial.com/law-firms) - [Capital Providers](https://counselfinancial.com/captial-providers) - About Us Show submenu for About Us ![](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Counsel-Financial-Theme/images/icons/arrow-down.svg) - [Loan Process](https://counselfinancial.com/about/loan-process) - [Our Team](https://counselfinancial.com/about/our-team) - [Lending Philosophy](https://counselfinancial.com/about/lending-philosophy) - [Contact](https://counselfinancial.com/contact) - Resources Show submenu for Resources ![](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Counsel-Financial-Theme/images/icons/arrow-down.svg) - [Blog](https://counselfinancial.com/blog) - [Case Studies](https://counselfinancial.com/case-studies) [Request a Meeting ![](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Counsel-Financial-Theme/images/icons/button-arrow-blue.svg)](https://counselfinancial.com/request-a-meeting) [Contact ![](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Counsel-Financial-Theme/images/icons/button-arrow-blue.svg)](https://counselfinancial.com/contact) [Civil Rights](https://counselfinancial.com/litigation-counsellor/topic/civil-rights), [Educational](https://counselfinancial.com/litigation-counsellor/topic/educational), [Legal News](https://counselfinancial.com/litigation-counsellor/topic/legal-news), [Qui Tam](https://counselfinancial.com/litigation-counsellor/topic/qui-tam), [Blog](https://counselfinancial.com/litigation-counsellor/topic/blog) # ObamaCare Drastically Improves the Health of Qui Tam Suits Under the False Claims Act By: J. Cullen Byrne, Esq. | Staff Writer April 28, 2014 One of the lesser-known sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“Affordable Care Act”), colloquially known as ObamaCare, provides expansive amendments to the False Claims Act (“FCA”).[1](https://counselfinancial.com/litigation-counsellor/obamacare-drastically-improves-the-health-of-qui-tam-suits-under-the-false-claims-act/#fn1) While these amendments are not retroactive,[2](https://counselfinancial.com/litigation-counsellor/obamacare-drastically-improves-the-health-of-qui-tam-suits-under-the-false-claims-act/#fn1) they will most likely increase the amount of FCA-based claims in the future.   The FCA provides that a person or company who knowingly submits a false claim to the government may be held civilly liable for treble damages. Private whistleblowers, also referred to as “relators,” may bring a suit on behalf of the government pursuant to the FCA, called a “qui tam” suit, and, if successful, share in the recovery. The relator’s portion of the recovery from a qui tam lawsuit will vary based upon the Department of Justice’s involvement in the case, as well the quality of the relator’s evidence. [Click here to read more](http://attorneylending.com/qui-tam/).   1 See Pub. L. 111-148, § 10104(j)(2), 124 Stat. 119, 901-02. 2 See Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District et al. v. U.S. ex rel. Wilson, 559 U.S. 280, 283 n. 1.   Counsel Financial provides working capital credit lines up to $5 million exclusively for the plaintiffs' bar. 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