In 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) continued to give high priority to False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and prosecutions. The government brought in more than $4.76 billion in settlements and judgments, nearly a billion dollars more than the previous year. Healthcare cases, including ones involving drug and device companies, again accounted for the lion’s share at roughly $2.6 billion. Department of Defense cases dropped to approximately $122 million, with non-healthcare and non-Defense cases jumping to $2.04 billion. That increase reflected both a continued focus on financial institutions and the mortgage lending industry, with approximately $1.6 billion in recoveries there, and an increase in non-Defense procurement recoveries. In 2016, more than 700 new qui tam cases were filed, up over 2015’s 630.