Report Medicare Fraud for Rewards

Have you uncovered

• Is your employer overcharging Medicare — improperly coding claims or performing unnecessary services, for instance?

• Are you aware of a kickback scheme for prescriptions or referrals?

• Have you been fired or demoted for asking too many questions about such schemes?

In the past five years, the federal government has paid more than $1.85 billion to healthcare whistleblowers.

Under the False Claims Act (FCA), the government may pay a reward of up to 30% to people who report healthcare fraud. Congress has enacted laws that forbid retaliation against whistleblowers. Similar laws exist in many states. If you've witnessed Medicare fraud in your workplace, these laws may protect you while you do the right thing.

Your first step is to contact us. Our firm has represented many healthcare professionals, including:

• Medicare coders

• Billing specialists

• Compliance officers

• EMTs

• Paramedics

• Physicians

• Nurses

• Physical therapists

• Accountants

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The FCA’s qui tam provision provides a reward of 15% to 30%

for successful claims, as well as litigation costs, including reasonable attorney fees. If a whistleblower suffers unlawful retaliation, such as being fired for reporting fraud, the FCA provides a "make-whole" remedy: Prevailing plaintiffs can be reinstated and receive damages that may include front pay, double back pay, interest on back pay, litigation costs, reasonable attorney fees, and compensation for emotional distress.

As with all legal claims, deadlines are crucial. The statute of limitations for the FCA generally requires lawsuits to be filed within six years of a violation — or no later than 10 years in a few specific circumstances. Claims of illegal retaliation under the FCA must be filed within three years. Other claims, including claims filed under state laws, may have shorter deadlines.

If you’d like to have a free consult with our investigators, please contact us. To each consultation client, we offer the following:

• A sympathetic ear

• A serious consideration of the facts

• A deep understanding of the law

• A clear-eyed assessment of your claims

Let our agency’s experience guide you: We have helped many employees before you – in many cases, employees who already had been punished, demoted, or fired by their company.

If we can help you, we will propose some next steps. If not, we will point you in a better direction.

Call or e-mail us and get the process started. You are standing up for justice. You need someone who’ll stand behind you.