Los Angeles Medical FraudPosted on: May 11, 2010 at 8:08 p.m.With the Obamacare Healthcare bill being passed recently and medical issues in general gaining prominence in the public’s eye, Medical Fraud Defense is a major area of concern for many lawyers and professionals. A recent case highlights just how serious medical fraud charges can be, both in terms of fines and in terms of prison time. A medical equipment supplier was sentenced to 55 months in prison for Medical Fraud, after being involved in a nearly $1 million power wheelchair fraud scheme. The owner of this medical company was investigated and prosecuted by the Departments of Justice and Human Services after being accused of Medicare Fraud. The man was ordered to pay a fine over $500,000 in addition to his prison sentence. He pleaded guilty on January 27 for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, admitting that for almost four years he conspired to purchase fraudulent prescriptions and medical documents. The man used those documents to submit false claims to Medicare for expensive, high-end power wheelchairs. This was a fairly elaborate case of Los Angeles Medical Fraud however, there have been far more elaborate and higher dollar amount cases. Since 2007 alone, authorities have captured over 550 individuals who have committed some form of fraud on Medicare programs for more than $1 billion. This is one of the reasons they are prosecuting Medical Fraud so heavily, the sheer amount of money the government alleges it has lost. Because of the current focus on healthcare fraud, anyone found guilty of committing Fraud could be subject to:
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