Health Care Fraud is causing the costs for health care to continually rise. Recent statistical estimates provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (C.M.S.), project that by the year 2012, the total amount of health care expenditures will skyrocket to more than $3.3 trillion. Most Health care fraud takes place through the public services provided by Medicare and Medicaid. The FBI estimates that between three to ten percent of all health care expenditures are actually fraudulent billings, and because of the consequences that health care fraud has on the health care industry, health care fraud schemes are treated seriously by the law enforcement agencies charged with investigating them and the prosecuting authorities charged with prosecuting them.
Have you been alleged of committing health care fraud?
Contact Fuerst Ittleman for health care fraud defense.
An act of health care fraud may take place at any level of the health care industry. Some of the types of health care related businesses which may be involved include medical practitioners, pharmacies, hospitals, outpatient surgical centers and medical supply companies.
Fuerst Ittleman defends cases involving the following instances of health care fraud:
• Upcoding
• Kickbacks
• Unbundling
• False billing
• Duplicate claims
• Excessive services
• Unnecessary services
• Exaggerated disabilities
• Internet pharmacy sales
• Durable Medical Equipment Fraud (DME)
Health care fraud is considered a white collar crime, and the government rigorously investigates and pursues individuals and organization involved in health care fraud. According to the F.B.I., health care fraud is one of the most aggressively sought out criminal activities due to the enormous impact the health care industry has on U.S. citizens.
Fuerst Ittleman is experienced in litigating white collar criminal cases for clients that have allegedly committed acts of health care fraud. Health care fraud is a very serious federal crime and carries severe criminal and civil penalties for those that are found guilty. If you have been charged with a criminal act of health care fraud, contact the white collar criminal defense team at Fuerst Ittleman.
Have you been alleged of committing health care fraud?
Contact Fuerst Ittleman for health care fraud defense.
