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What is the False Claims Act in Healthcare?
Doctors, hospitals and health care providers can find themselves facing lawsuits under the False Claims Act due to billing or coding errors that result in overbilling to or overpayment from Medicare. Often the person behind the lawsuit is an employee of the clinic or facility in the billing department who discovers the error or… Read More »
How Physicians Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute
The anti-kickback statute is a federal law aimed at preventing doctors from receiving a financial benefit for patient referrals if the federal government may be charged for all or part of the cost of these services. Physicians and others in the medical field could face fines, community service, and even sentences to federal prison… Read More »