As the role of whistleblowers has become a real driver of false claims enforcement in the federal health programs, the government has recently taken to avoiding intervening in cases. In the early days of these cases, the whistleblower’s lawyers were very eager to have the government intervene to get the full power of the Department of Justice behind their case. That is no longer the case. More and more whistleblowers proceed with their cases even when the government chooses not to intervene and control the prosecution of the case. In the civil arena, the whistleblower stands to get even more money (25-30%) if they succeed than if the government does intervene (15-25%). Against this background, in a unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court held in Cochise Consultancy Inc. v. US ex rel Hunt that the statute of limitations for false claims act challenges where the government does not intervene extends beyond the traditional six years, to a maximum of ten years. Until this opinion, only the government itself could claim the ten year limit. This means that the risk of actions today for behaviors before has increased and will remain in play going forward. The drumbeat for robust compliance is coming from all corners. All who submit federal health care claims should take heed!