How to report Medicare or Medicaid fraud in Florida
Where to report suspected Medicare or Medicaid fraud in Florida, what to gather first, and what happens after you file.
Florida Office of the Attorney General, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Deadline
There's no deadline for reporting Medicaid fraud to the MFCU. Florida's own False Claims Act lets whistleblowers share in what the state recovers, but only the first relator to file on the same facts gets anything, so moving quickly matters more than any calendar deadline.
Florida's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, part of the Attorney General's office since 1994, takes reports through a statewide hotline or one of nine regional offices around the state; describe the provider, what happened, and any documentation you have, and you can stay anonymous. The MFCU's own materials are direct about the payoff: Florida's False Claims Act entitles those who report Medicaid fraud to share in whatever the state recovers, unlike a plain tip to most hotlines. That share, if you go on to file or join a qui tam suit, runs 15% to 25% of an intervened recovery and 25% to 30% if the state declines to intervene, even though Florida's law falls outside HHS-OIG's list of federally qualifying state statutes.
Gather this first
- The provider's or facility's name and location
- What kind of fraud or abuse you suspect (false billing, unnecessary services, patient neglect, etc.) and when it happened
- Any billing records, statements, or documentation you have
- Whether you're willing to be identified, since Florida allows anonymous reports but named reporters can be contacted for follow-up
Report Medicaid fraud to the MFCU or call 866-966-7226
A reward may apply through the qui tam False Claims Act program.
Facts last verified against official sources: 2026-07-04
After you report
- Your report is logged and an investigator reviews it. They may contact you for more detail or reach out to the provider or facility directly.
- Reporting here does not pay you on its own, but the same facts filed as a qui tam suit can pay a share of what the government recovers.
- You can usually ask to stay anonymous, and you do not need a lawyer to file the report itself.
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