Federal Health Care Fraud Attorneys (Defense)

Federal Health Care Fraud Defense Attorneys – Nationwide Help and Free Initial Consultation For Government Contractors

Federal Health Care Fraud Defense AttorneysWatson & Associates LLC helps individuals and federal contractors facing civil fines and criminal liability for federal healthcare fraud. As government contractor defense attorneys, we understand the procurement regulations and mistakes made by prosecutors during federal investigations. We defend both small businesses and large corporations against allegations under the False Claims Act, and Federal Anti-kickback statutes.

Allegations of healthcare fraud and abuse have risen significantly in the past 12 years. When the Department of Justice (DOJ) or another federal law enforcement agency investigates or brings criminal charges against a federal government contractor, it is serious business. The consequences can be significant to include jail time or significant fines and penalties. It is important to find the legal counsel that understands both the federal government contracting regulations, small business programs, and the False Claims Act aspect of criminal and civil cases.  If your company is being investigated or there is a False Claims Act Qui Tam lawsuit filed against you. Our health care fraud defense lawyers can help.

Federal government law enforcement agencies are seriously pursuing small businesses, individuals, and large government contractors for healthcare fraud and abuse.  Using the federal False Claims Act, both civil and criminal charges are brought against you after the government investigation stage. The best approach to dealing with such a dilemma is to seek legal counsel immediately.

  • Speaking to government lawyers on your own can be very dangerous in that you may waive very precious legal rights by doing so.
  • You never want to until a government investigation is over.

How a healthcare fraud defense lawyer handles or defends the case is important in all cases, whether it be a billing error or a False Claims Act case.

Building the best defense team up front is critical:  When federal prosecutors take a criminal case, they have substantially more resources than you do. In fact, if your case involves a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit, then the case was probably already filed as much as a year ago. This means that the government attorneys have done their homework, and investigated the matter in order to take the case over from the whistleblower. At Watson & Associates’ government lawyers, we bring a different approach to healthcare fraud defense. We understand that cases may start at a lower level but can quickly escalate to a very heavy undertaking. Therefore, when healthcare fraud defense cases become intense, we put together our team of qualified government fraud attorneys and criminal defense lawyers and outside counsel that understand the industry. They understand the other side’s strategies for false claims and procurement fraud cases and are better positioned to vigorously defend your case.

We help clients in  All States. The False Claim Act is a federal statute making it a crime for a contractor or individual to knowingly make a false record, or statement or file a false claim regarding any federal health care program. It really doesn’t matter the plan or program. It can be for health benefits, invoices for payment, insurance claims and more. At Watson, our Qui Tam and healthcare fraud defense attorneys only represent government contractors or companies doing business with the federal government.  Criminal False Claims Act in healthcare rules requires you to have actual knowledge that a claim is false or that you act with “reckless disregard” as to whether a claim is false. Criminal and civil penalties can be for billing for services not provided, billing for duplicate service or making false statements to get paid for services.

Nationwide Government Contractor Health Care Fraud Defense Lawyers 

As part of our health care fraud defense and federal contractor criminal defense practice, our team of internal and or outside counsel help with all types of healthcare fraud defense cases including False Claims Act defense, Qui Tam Whistleblower cases, Voluntary Disclosure, and federal government contractor fraud. If you are looking to minimize liability, and aggressively approach a serious legal defense, our law firm is here to help.

Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Qui Tam Defense Attorneys: Medicare fraud and healthcare fraud defense cases can arise from the Whistleblower Qui Tam statutes where an employer or some other third party launches and complaint or initiate litigation. Oftentimes,  when an employee or another person files a whistleblower qui tam action, that person probably has opted to secure internal information against you. Our health care qui tam defense attorneys have to immediately get to the bottom of the facts early. This is the best way to form a solid legal defense before federal prosecutors get too far ahead.

We Form a National Defense Team for Clients in All States; Whether your case arose from the Whistleblower or Qui Tam regulations, our federal healthcare fraud lawyers defend clients in all states including Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Cities in which our Qui Tam healthcare fraud attorneys assist medical providers and individuals include Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; Colorado Springs, CO; Dallas, TX; Denver, Colorado; Indianapolis, IN; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Philadelphia, PA; San Antonio, TX; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Jose, CA; Santa Clara, CA; and Tampa, FL.

Contact Our False Claims Federal Health Care Fraud Lawyers for Immediate Help 

For immediate help, and confidential free initial consultation, call the federal health care fraud defense lawyers and a team of former government contracts lawyers at 1-866-601-5518.