A Guide to the False Claims Act for Whistleblowers | Brown, LLC
How to Detect Medicare Fraud – Uncovering and Detecting Different Types of Medicare Fraud
In the complex world of healthcare, the Medicare program stands as a crucial lifeline for millions of Americans, however it’s rife with Medicare fraud. With its vast reach and intricate structure and its administration through government agencies, the Medicare system’s oversight is suspect and susceptible to abuse and fraud. Medicare […]
How to Report Medicare Fraud in Your State
If you want to report Medicare Fraud in your state, there’s a universal mechanism to report it through a whistleblower lawyer using the False Claims Act, since Medicare is a federally funded program and the False Claims Act addresses fraud against the federal government. Medicare Fraud not only wastes taxpayer […]
Whistleblowing in Nursing
Nurses as Heroes in Uncovering Healthcare Fraud Nurses play a vital role within the healthcare system, not just with protecting their patients as they often have more contact time with them than physicians, but in protecting the integrity of the system and routing out fraud. Since they have a direct […]
Can I Be Criminally Charged if My Employer Commits Medicare Fraud
Individuals can indeed face criminal consequences if their employer commits Medicare fraud, depending on their level of involvement, knowledge of the fraudulent activities and extent the individual falsely certified information to Medicare and profited from the scheme. Medicare fraud involves intentionally submitting false information or claims to the Medicare program […]