The Department of Justice (DOJ) Health Care Fraud task force has recently been very aggressive in detecting, investigating and prosecuting health care fraud by home health care agencies.
If you are a physician, owner, nurse, physical therapist or occupational therapist being investigated or prosecuted by the DOJ or the U.S. Attorney’s office for health care fraud related to the operation of a home health care agency, you could face serious consequences including jail time.
Therefore, it is imperative that you contact our experienced national health care fraud defense attorneys as soon as possible. We will work aggressively to prevent the filing of charges, or defend you if charges have already been filed.
Health care fraud in home health care agencies generally involves treatment of patients who are not home bound or billing Medicare for the treatment of patients who never received treatment from a physical therapist, nurse or physician. Billing Medicare for services that were not medically necessary or were not performed is a violation of the False Claims Act, and it is generally prosecuted by the Federal Government.
The Health Care Fraud Task Force was set up by the Attorney General to combat health care fraud in locations where home health care fraud is rampant, including Detroit, Michigan and Miami, Florida.
If you are being investigated for home health care fraud, you may have many defenses available to you if you either were not aware of the fraudulent activities or your attorney can show that the services performed were medically necessary. This requires the advice and assistance of a skilled health law attorney because your defense relies on your ability to prove medical necessity.
Our national attorneys have been successful in resolving allegations of home health care fraud, and in some cases, preventing the indictment of individuals associated with companies accused of home health care fraud. While the policy of the DOJ is to aggressively seek out and prosecute anyone connected with home health care fraud, this often results in the investigation and indictment of individuals with either minimum involvement or individuals who were not aware of the alleged fraud.
If you are being investigated or interviewed by the FBI, DOJ, DEA, HHS or other government agencies regarding home health care fraud, you should contact one of our national attorneys immediately. Chapman Law Group will thoroughly investigate the allegations and work to prevent indictment, or aggressively defend you in the event of an indictment.
Chapman Law Group is a national healthcare defense practice, with four offices: Detroit, Michigan; Miami and Sarasota, Florida; and Los Angeles/Southern California.
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