Category Archives: Healthcare Fraud
Can an Individual Sue for Stark Law Violations?
The Physician Referral Law—commonly called the Stark Law—generally prohibits physicians from referring Medicare or Medicaid patients to a business entity (like a hospital or medical practice) if the physician has a “financial relationship” with that entity. The Stark Law also prohibits the practice or hospital that received the criminal referral from submitted Medicare or… Read More »
How Can a Healthcare Fraud Attorney Help Me?
Find out how a healthcare fraud attorney can help you on the Florin Gray blog. If you have a case, reach out to one of our experienced attorneys today. Are you aware of a physician, business owner, or other healthcare providers that are billing for services or goods that were not medically necessary or… Read More »
What is Upcoding in Healthcare?
Experienced healthcare attorneys from Florin Gray explain all you should know about upcoding in healthcare. Read more on the Florin Gray blog. Upcoding in healthcare practices is unfortunately at epidemic rates. And news headlines show recent examples of providers billing for unnecessary services and being fined millions of dollars for their fraudulent practices. Patients… Read More »
How to Report Medical Billing Fraud
Understand how to report medical billing fraud from the experienced healthcare fraud attorneys at Florin Gray. If you have a case, reach out to an attorney today. Medical billing fraud ultimately hurts patients and costs U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars every year. Dishonest and unethical healthcare providers, insurers, and other related unscrupulous people must… Read More »
Who Can File a Qui Tam Lawsuit?
Learn how to file a qui tam lawsuit from the Florin Gray whistleblower attorneys. If you have a lawsuit, reach out to our experienced qui tam attorneys today. Often those who learn of fraud against the federal or state government want to expose it but are unsure how to do so or where to… Read More »
United States Pays Whistleblowers over $300 Million in 2020
Perhaps the most popular and successful program that the United States has launched to combat the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). Administered by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), the PPP provides forgivable loans and emergency financial assistance to businesses suffering economic hardships related to the pandemic. The… Read More »
Medicare Rules Change for Telehealth in COVID-19 Pandemic
Telehealth is the use of videoconferencing and phone communications to support and promote long-distance patient healthcare. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government had strict rules in place limiting Medicare payments for telehealth services. Generally, Medicare would only pay for telehealth services if the patient lived in a rural area with limited services and… Read More »
COVID-19 Fraud – The Coming Surge
The outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 virus have already resented and will continue to present enormous challenges to the United States Government and to the country as a whole. Both as a public health issue and as an econmonic issue, the situation is nearly unprecedented. The United States has already committed billions to… Read More »