Help Put a Stop to Medicaid Fraud and Potentially Earn a Handsome Whistleblower Award |
Posted: January 19, 2021 |
Medicaid and Medicare fraud occur in many different ways to a tune of billions of dollars a year, such as if a healthcare service provider bills the government for supplies or services that were not provided to the program beneficiaries. Medicaid fraud includes advantage risk-adjustment, lack of medical necessity, upcoding and unbundling or fragmentation, electronic health records (EHRs) frauds, telemedicine fraud, kickback and Stark Law violations, and other types of fraudulent activities. Each year hundreds of millions of dollars are paid in whistleblower awards to individuals who blow the whistle the right way, with a top whistleblower law firm. Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost nearly 10 percent each year of the government’s spending on healthcare programs, driving up overall costs for everyone and wasting billions of dollars of the US taxpayer each year. That’s why, Medicaid and Medicare fraud have become the top enforcement priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Home healthcare companies, cancer treatment and substance abuse treatment center, home care centers, primary care centers, vendors and suppliers of medical devices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and hospice care facilities have recently been brought to justice by DOJ and state government agencies after the whistleblower stepped forward and reported fraudulent activities. Who can be a successful whistleblower? To be eligible for a whistleblower award under the False Claims Act, the statute that each year has generated hundreds of millions of dollars of whistleblower awards, you need to retain the services of a whistleblower law firm. For a successful enforcement action by the government, it is important for the Medicaid fraud whistleblower to blow the whistle the right way. For this, you need to approach some of the best Medicaid fraud law firms and determine which one is the right one to work with. Merely informing the government about the fraud is not enough. Employees who have worked inside the organization and consult with an accomplish whistleblower lawyer have the best chances of success in Medicare fraud cases provided they strictly follow all quit tam case rules. Getting the government to pursue a Medicaid fraud requires the whistleblower law firm to present the evidence in a digestible manner for the government. You only receive a whistleblower reward if the government is able to recover monies due to your Medicaid fraud whistleblowing. Individuals working in the healthcare industry who are aware of the systemic overbilling of medicare of Medicaid are often in an advantageous position to establish a qui tam case under the False Claims Act. If you are aware of any Medicaid or Medicare fraud and would like to discuss how to report Medicaid fraud, contact one of the best Medicaid whistleblower law firm Brown LLC. The whistleblower law firm has had significant success in Medicaid and Medicare fraud whistleblower cases both in the number of successful outcomes and the total amount of money recovered, which stands at tens of millions of dollars, but past results don’t guarantee future success Get a free case confidential whistleblower case review and consultation Brown LLC has some of the best Medicare whistleblower attorneys that work with you on a contingency basis. It means you won’t have to pay any fee for your qui tam case unless the government is able to recover the amount and pays you whistleblower reward. Contact Brown LLC’s whistleblower protection lawyers for a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss your situation and know whether you should proceed ahead with your Medicaid fraud whistleblower case. With Brown LLC, you will have some of the best Medicare whistleblower lawyers fighting for you to hold the fraudsters accountable for placing profits above patients. Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law and False Claims Act The Anti-kickback statute prohibits any entity or individual from making or accepting payment to reward any person for recommending, referring or arranging for healthcare services funded by the government programs. Stark Law prohibits a physician from referring patients to an entity with a direct or indirect financial relationship unless an exception applies. It also prohibits the physician from profiting from their own referrals, and requires them to make decisions based on medical considerations, not financial incentives. Protecting you from retaliation Medicaid fraud whistleblower lawsuits and qui tam cases filed under the False Claims Act (FCA) are filed confidentially under seal, which means the defendants isn’t even aware of the case for many years. The FCA is enacted to hold wrongdoers accountable while rewarding the whistleblower. Healthcare has become the principal target for enforcement of FCA. The act prohibits a wide range of fraudulent activities connected with false claims to Medicaid, Medicare and Tricare. FCA also has provision for whistleblower job protection. Brown LLC’s whistleblower protection lawyers will explain to you your rights and how to deal with and address job retaliation for being a Medicaid fraud whistleblower, such as discrimination, unjustified transfers, demotion, dismissal, etc. How do you benefit for whistleblowing? Whistleblower Awards. The government can recover up to three times the amount illegally obtained by the wrongdoers, plus the wrongdoer may be charged with civil penalties of $5,000 to $10,000 for each false claim. The whistleblower reward could be anything from 15% to 25% of the amount the government is able to recover if it joins the investigation. If the government does not join investigation and the Medicare fraud whistleblower proceeds ahead of their own with the help of a whistleblower law firm, they can receive more amount in a whistleblower award, which could be up to 30% of the recovered amount. Brown LLC’s whistleblower protection lawyers will also make sure that your identity is not disclosed to anybody till your case has progressed to a certain stage. Brown LLC’s have some of the best Medicaid fraud lawyers and only take the cases they believe in, and are only paid if they win your case. You have nothing to lose by calling their whistleblower hotline at (877) 561-0000 and everything to gain by protecting you, and potentially obtaining an enriching whistleblower award and saving the taxpayers.
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