Healthcare fraud serves as a blanket term for numerous actions and situations in which a healthcare professional or provider commits fraudulent acts. Some of these acts get more press coverage than others, such as the illegal selling of prescription drugs or...

Many people working in the medical field have a specific mental image in mind when they hear the term "medical fraud". People working in small clinics especially tend to view this as an issue that plagues larger institutions. However, medical fraud charges can end up...

Health care fraud can lead to serious criminal charges for doctors, nurses and other medical professionals. Recently, the U.S Department of Justice announced it had charged a Houston-area pharmacy owner and his accountant for engaging in an illegal fraud scheme. While...

Health care fraud is a very serious crime that can have a long-lasting impact on the lives and livelihoods of others. It is a way for unscrupulous medical professionals to profit off of the suffering of others. This is why the federal government takes these crimes...

When doctors or other health care professionals engage in fraudulent activity, their patients and other innocent victims suffer the repercussions. Because it is such a serious offense, professionals charged with health care fraud in Texas may face an onslaught of...

Like many people in Texas, you may hear reports about health care professionals or health care facilities facing allegations of health care fraud. Some of these cases may center around billing practices and involve private insurance companies or the federal Medicare...

You may think that you will never face allegations of healthcare fraud. However, even small medical offices can have problems with fraud. If you think that you or one of your staff members is unintentionally committing fraud, there are certain steps you should take....

As a medical professional, you likely worry about patients falling for lies and overpaying for services.  If you are facing accusations of healthcare fraud, knowing the common signs of a scam can help you defend yourself.  Signs According to the National Health Care...

Medical procedures often result in considerable expense due to the number of people involved in providing service and the complicated nature of the health care billing system. During the billing process, mistakes can easily happen in such a complex system. However,...

Most Texas healthcare providers dedicate themselves to improving the lives of the patients they serve and providing quality, honest care. There are a small number of doctors and providers, however, who use fraudulent billing practices to generate more income. Others...