Greater Baltimore, Maryland / Washington, D.C. Region Health care Fraud Attorneys
Health care providers know that treating patients involves complex regulations and reimbursement procedures, including oversight from private insurers, as well as state and federal agencies. State and federal investigators periodically contact health care providers and review billing practices and procedures. Unfortunately, those investigations can elevate from routine audits to full blown grand jury investigations and criminal proceedings. They can also lead to federal false claims act civil actions involving potentially huge fines and penalties.
Nathans & Biddle lawyers have decades of experience representing individual doctors, medical practice groups, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, home health agencies, durable equipment manufacturers, and skilled nursing facilities, as well as individuals working at all levels of health care services, in responding to government investigations, subpoenas, document requests, grand jury investigations, and in trials and negotiated dispositions of civil and criminal charges. Our lawyers have lectured and published nationally on health care fraud defense, including editing and contributing to a published compliance manual.
Our work for providers builds on our rigorous and independent investigation of the facts relevant to a client's situation, use of outside experts, including certified coders and regulatory and reimbursement specialists, and relentless attention to detail and advocacy before investigative agencies, prosecutors, judges, and juries.
We have also represented whistleblowers who have identified fraud and abuse violations in the area and who wish to avail themselves of the qui tam relator provisions available under federal law.
For more information on our fraud defense practice, please contact Robert Biddle at Nathans & Biddle.
