ACI adds healthcare and procurement tracks to 2027 False Claims Forum

American Conference Institute will hold its 14th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement on Jan. 28-29, 2027, in New York City as DOJ False Claims Act recoveries hit a record $6.8 billion in FY2025. The conference is expanding with new healthcare and procurement and defense tracks to reflect rising enforcement pressure across healthcare, government contracting, cybersecurity and AI.

Why it matters: - False Claims Act enforcement is at historic levels, with the U.S. Department of Justice reporting more than $6.8 billion in FCA settlements and judgments in FY2025. - More than $5.7 billion of that total came from healthcare-related matters. - Relators filed a record 1,297 qui tam lawsuits, signaling continued pressure on companies, providers and contractors. - ACI is expanding its forum to help attendees track the enforcement risks and compliance issues driving those results.

What happened: - American Conference Institute announced its 14th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement. - The forum will take place Jan. 28-29, 2027, at Well& by Durst in New York City. - ACI said the event will bring together government officials, in-house counsel, defense attorneys and the relators’ bar. - The forum is designed to examine enforcement priorities, litigation developments and compliance risks shaping FCA enforcement.

The details: - For the first time, the 2027 forum will feature separate Healthcare and Procurement & Defense tracks. - The Healthcare track will cover FCA risks affecting managed care, Medicare Advantage, home health, skilled nursing and the Anti-Kickback Statute. - The Procurement & Defense track will focus on exposure for government contractors in defense, procurement, cybersecurity, pricing, contract compliance and federal requirements. - Conference co-chairs are Michael Granston of Covington & Burling LLP, Julie Bracker of Bracker & Marcus LLC and Alice Eldridge of BAE Systems. - Granston previously served as deputy assistant attorney general in the DOJ Civil Division. - ACI said the agenda will include materiality, causation and scienter in FCA litigation. - Other topics include DEI and Civil Rights Fraud Initiative enforcement, customs and tariffs, the Trade Fraud Task Force, healthcare FCA enforcement and Medicare Advantage. - The agenda also covers procurement, defense and government contracting fraud, cybersecurity and Civil Cyber-Fraud enforcement, civil and criminal parallel proceedings, and AI, data mining and DOJ’s FOCUS initiative. - Attendees will hear from current and former enforcement officials, including Matthew Kuehn, Kevin Lownds, Joseph Hunt, Jaime Raich and Larissa Payne. - Registration is available at more information.

Between the lines: - The expanded track structure shows ACI is segmenting the conference around the industries facing the most active enforcement scrutiny. - The inclusion of AI, data mining and cybersecurity points to how FCA disputes are moving beyond traditional billing and contracting issues. - Bringing government, relators’ counsel and defense practitioners into the same forum suggests ACI is positioning the event as a full-spectrum view of enforcement trends, not just a defense conference.

What's next: - The forum will give attendees a look at how DOJ and state enforcement priorities may evolve into 2027. - The event is likely to serve as an early read on which FCA issues will dominate healthcare, procurement and defense disputes next year. - ACI is accepting registrations ahead of the January conference.

The bottom line: - ACI is widening its flagship False Claims Act conference to match a record enforcement environment and sharper risk lines across healthcare, defense and data-driven fraud cases.