When you bring illegal drugs over the border that you bought or you want to sell, that is drug trafficking. If a court convicts you of drug trafficking, you could face serious penalties. According to the United States Sentencing Commission, 17,520 people in 2021 alone...
An investigation at your workplace in Florida might feel threatening and unwarranted. If that investigation involves allegations of criminal conduct, you could feel anxious about the future. Because white-collar crime has serious consequences, you will want to...
It is not uncommon for patients to look for referrals when they need care from a doctor. Though referring patients to other doctors is not illegal, accepting a fee for doing so may violate the law. This is patient brokering, a type of healthcare fraud that could end...
If you are a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, medical goods provider or other health care provider serving Medicare patients, you need to keep exceptionally accurate and detailed records. Failure to do so could lead to the government filing Medicare fraud charges against...
The relationship you have with your physician is one of the more important ones in your life. After all, not only do you rely on your doctor to treat you, but he or she also must know about potentially delicate information. If you are not comfortable with your primary...
Healthcare practitioners in Florida have a singular goal of securing the best possible outcomes for their patients. Oftentimes that requires collaborating with other clinicians who specialize in practice areas outside of their own. However, many often look at...
Medicare exists so American citizens 65 and older do not have to live without healthcare. Younger people with disabilities and those with End-Stage Renal Disease are also eligible. The government takes the distribution of these funds seriously. Representatives move...
If you are a physician who accepts Medicare patients, there are various standards you need to follow. Medicare fraud and abuse is common, and there are steep penalties if you face conviction. There are differences between fraud and abuse, but both are serious...
Title 18 of the U.S. Code defines the elements prosecutors must prove when attempting to convict on wire fraud or mail fraud charges. The U.S. Department of Justice website notes that a wire fraud offense requires showing the defendant used a phone or electronic...
Medicare fraud can occur in small practices, large medical offices, hospitals, pharmacies and a variety of other healthcare-related companies and facilities. This type of fraud costs the U.S. government billions of dollars each year. Here are three federal laws that...
