Healthcare Fraud

Experienced Health Care Fraud Lawyer

Medicare fraud and Medicaid fraud have received increased attention as health care costs have risen. These violations may be punished in both civil and criminal proceedings. At the Law Office of James E. Boren, we provide strong and experienced criminal defense for organizations and individuals who have been accused of health care fraud. We team up with civil lawyers to provide comprehensive protection for the administrative and criminal aspects of health care fraud investigations and prosecution. We have over twenty-five years of experience in criminal defense law and use state-of-the-art technology to provide you with the most effective representation possible.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) work together to seek out health care fraud at the federal and state levels. Health care statutes provide for severe penalties, both civil and criminal, for medical billing fraud and other fraudulent practices.

Hospitals, hospital administrators, doctors, nurses, dentists, eye care providers, nursing homes, physical therapists, and hospital board members may all be targeted for health care fraud. Whether the underlying conduct includes billing for services not rendered, using improper billing codes, or improper supervision of staff members, the penalties for fraud are very damaging to a health care professional.

The statutory penalties for Medicaid and Medicare fraud include penalties, debarment, treble damages, and incarceration. Debarment and other professional licensing matters can mean the end of your career. A person who has been debarred is not likely to be covered by private health insurance providers, or have the ability to obtain government contracts to work within the Medicare system.

Contact a health care fraud lawyer at the Law Office of James E. Boren today to schedule an appointment with a knowledgeable criminal defense attorney. If you are facing any accusations or investigations, you need a qualified lawyer to fight for you. You cannot afford to take accusations of health care fraud lightly.