Health Care Billing Fraud in Los Angeles

Los Angeles billing fraud is a serious problem, and one with which the attorneys at Green & Associates are familiar. Our administrative law firm in Los Angeles defends clients against accusations and pursue complaints against others on behalf of clients.  Some common forms of Los Angeles hospital billing fraud include double billing, overbilling, and falsified billing.

Other types of medical billing fraud in Los Angeles

Most medical providers are honest in their billing practices and provide quality health care to their patients.  However, a small number of providers other than hospitals also commit fraud directly or become involved in fraudulent schemes.  Other types of billing fraud in Los Angeles billing include—

• Medical billing fraud in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles insurance billing fraud
• Los Angeles overbilling fraud
• Los Angeles double billing fraud
• Los Angeles Medicaid billing fraud
• Medicare billing fraud in Los Angeles

How can you know if you have witnessed Los Angeles medical billing fraud?  Perhaps you have witnessed one of following examples of provider fraud uncovered by California Department of Health Services investigators:

• A "capper"—a person who recruits and pays patients for insurance fraud schemes, such as paying someone to pick up Medi-Cal beneficiaries in vans and transport them to dental clinics by people not licensed to practice dentistry
• An individual who operates a lab or medical clinic who bills the Medi-Cal program for blood tests for nonexistent patients who are purportedly referred by physicians
• A person who commits identity theft by using a Medi-Cal provider's ID to set up a fraudulent bank account and apply for new Medi-Cal provider numbers in the provider's name in an effort to launder Medi-Cal warrants obtained using the new provider numbers

Report billing fraud in Los Angeles

If you are a patient or practitioner who believes you have personally experienced or witnessed hospital billing fraud in Los Angeles, you can report your suspicions to The Department of Health Care Services, which asks that anyone who observes or has knowledge of suspicious health care activity, related to Los Angeles healthcare billing fraud or other potentially fraudulent activity, to call the DHCS Medi-Cal Fraud Hotline telephone number at 1-800-822-6222 to report it.  The call is free and you may remain anonymous.

For legal help with any type of hospital billing fraud, including overbilling fraud in Los Angeles, contact Green & Associates—a law firm dedicated to the tenacious representation of licensed professionals and businesses in civil, criminal, and administrative matters, with special expertise in health care law. Our Los Angeles health care fraud attorneys are thorough and can help you get the justice you deserve.