Wednesday, December 9, 2020 On 4 December 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the creation of a False Claims Act Working Group (Working Group), with the goal of enhancing HHS’s partnership with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) to combat fraud and abuse. 1 This Working Group appears unique in that it does not consist of active DOJ or HHS-OIG attorneys, but, instead, is comprised of former DOJ and non-governmental health care attorneys, as well as current HHS attorneys. Although this Working Group signals greater cooperation between HHS and DOJ in the future, questions remain regarding how its implementation will specifically affect False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement in the health care industry.