Atlanta Healthcare Fraud Lawyer

Defending Clients in Fraud Cases in Georgia

Healthcare fraud is a white collar crime that involves deceit or misrepresentation in the filing of health care claims. Fraudulent schemes involving health care claims are submitted to gain funds illegally for profit. This type of fraud can be committed in a number of different ways and may be investigated by federal agencies such as the FBI, U.S. Postal Service, and the Office of the Inspector General. If you or someone you know is subject to a criminal investigation or has been charged with healthcare fraud in Atlanta or elsewhere in Georgia, it is to your advantage to contact Conaway & Strickler, PC to set up a free consultation with an Atlanta criminal defense attorney about your case. Our firm is highly adept at investigating and representing white collar crimes. An Atlanta healthcare fraud attorney from our firm can review your situation and advise you on the legal aspects of your case.

Healthcare Fraud

Healthcare fraud can be committed by healthcare practitioners as well as individual members of health care plans. Practitioners can commit this type of fraud by billing for services they never provided, submitting duplicate claims for the same service provided, changing the dates, services, or names of patients, billing for services that are not covered by the health plan, altering medical records or reports, incorrectly reporting diagnoses, treatments, or procedures to get maximum payments, prescribing additional or unnecessary treatments, and more.

Members can commit this type of fraud by submitting false information on applications or for medical services, forging prescriptions constituting prescription fraud for personal use or to sell them, and more. If you are convicted of healthcare fraud, you face the possibility of a prison sentence, heavy fines, and a future with a permanent criminal record. If you are a practitioner, you may lose your license to practice. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 makes health care fraud a federal crime, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. An Atlanta healthcare fraud lawyer from our firm can defend you in federal court. Our firm will work vigorously to help you achieve the most favorable results possible with a skilled and comprehensive defense strategy.

Contact an Atlanta healthcare fraud attorney at the firm if you are facing charges connected with health care fraud today.