Overpayments under the medicare act

Federal civil · Contract · 4,621 cases filed and closed (1988–present).

4,621

Cases filed

79.4%

Ended before a merits judgment

3,668 of 4,621 cases

34%

Plaintiff win

of 953 merits judgments

56.5%

Defendant win

of merits judgments

Most cases never reach a ruling on the merits. Of 4,621 filed, 79.4% closed without one — settled, dismissed, transferred, or remanded. The win rates above describe only the 953 that a judge actually decided.

How they closed

Dismissed42.8%
Settled17.4%
Defendant win11.6%
Remanded9.8%
Plaintiff win7%
Other6.4%
Transferred2.4%
Decided — other1.1%
Mixed0.8%
Affirmed0.5%
Denied0.1%

Where you file matters

The same claim resolves differently across districts. Plaintiff-win rate among merits judgments, busiest courts first.

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Source: FJC Integrated Database (public domain), via CourtListener — federal civil cases filed and terminated, 1988–present. Figures are descriptive statistics about how cases of a given type have closed in a given court. They describe the historical record — not a prediction or assessment of any specific case. Not legal advice.