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Can I report my employer for fraudulent billing? Yes. In the United States, a whistleblower can report their employer for fraudulent billing, especially when it involves government money (such as when a hospital accepts Medicare). In those circumstances, federal law protects whistleblowers from retaliation and offers them financial rewards to report fraudulent billing. Filing a

Do Whistleblowers Have To Report To HR? No. In the United States, whistleblowers are not required to report to HR. Under federal law, whistleblowers can contact their own attorney before filing an internal report of fraud or misconduct. Federal law protects whistleblowers from retaliation and offers incentives to report through an attorney. Internal reports and

What is a Whistleblower Attorney? A whistleblower attorney represents someone who alleges that a defendant has broken the law and harmed the public, often through fraud. In the United States, whistleblower attorneys can file “qui tam” suits under federal statutes (such as the False Claims Act). The suit remains a secret until the government has

Is Medicare fraud a felony? Medicare fraud is a crime in which a person or company uses Medicare patients to defraud the Government. A crime is a felony in which the person convicted can be sentenced to more than one year in prison. Medicare fraud is a felony under the False Claims Act and can

The California Whistleblower Lawyer Has A New Protection For Whistleblowers The California whistleblower lawyer has long been at the forefront of protecting employees and whistleblowers against retaliation, and a new whistleblower law, SB 497, reinforces this commitment. The law gives a California whistleblower lawyer a more powerful method to combat retaliation. Signed into law by

A new Medicare fraud report is out. The federal government loses as much as $521 billion per year from fraudulent schemes, a report by the Government Accountability Office found. That accounts for 7% of the federal  budget. One of the worst areas of fraud is in the medical field. More than half of fraud discovered

Nurse Whistleblowers Nurses are often the best whistleblowers. A recent investigation sponsored by AFL-CIO, National Nurses United, and Coalition for a Humane Hopkins has brought to light medical debt lawsuits at one of the largest hospitals in Baltimore, Maryland. The investigation found that even though Johns Hopkins Hospital received public funding to provide charity care

The Downgrade: A Red Flag for Patient Safety The Tennessean reported recently that two Ascension hospitals in Nashville (Saint Thomas Midtown and Saint Thomas West) were downgraded to a “C” rating by Leapfrog, a prominent hospital safety group. At Price Armstrong, we are deeply committed to combating fraud in compromised healthcare, and encourages whistleblowers to

A Houston hospital was accused of upcoding, a fraudulent practice that harms patient confidence and inflates costs. In a recent case that underscores the importance of accurate medical billing practices, Memorial Herman Health System (MHHS) in Texas has agreed to pay $6.4 million for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The Office of Inspector

The Department of Justice recently announced a settlement with a Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contractor who was hired to provide patient monitoring equipment.  Like many government contracts, the contract with this company (Spacelabs Healthcare, LLC) contained a Price Reductions Clause clause that required the company to charge the government the