“Robinson Health System self-reported that they discovered there were financial relationships between doctors and the hospital that are impermissible under federal law. So the hospital system paid a $10 million fine to resolve those claims.”

Tobin says last year’s collections were about average for this past decade. The exception was 2014 when $356 million was collected. He says that year was boosted by a $200 million ettlement with U.S Bank over loan violations. The money collected by the U.S. attorney is used to compensate victims or is put into the U.S. Treasury.