Defense of Criminal Charges of Health Care Fraud
The Stockstill & Webre Trial Lawyers LLC ∙ Lafayette, Louisiana ∙ Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A criminal investigation into charges of health care fraud can reach any medical professional. Doctors, nurses, nursing home employees, office managers — anyone in the health care profession may be vulnerable to charges of criminal health care fraud.
Complaints by citizens under the False Claims Act about irregularities in Medicaid or Medicare billing are often the source of a government investigation into possible criminal acts of health care fraud.
At the Stockstill & Webre Trial Lawyers LLC, (2 locations: Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Louisiana), our law firm works with medical professionals, medical billing experts and accountants to defend doctors and other health care professionals charged with fraud.
Attorney J. Kevin Stockstill is a Louisiana native with more than 14 years' criminal defense experience, including experience defending clients accused of so-called "white collar crimes" involving financial matters.
Billing Irregularities
For many health care professionals, the Medicare and Medicaid billing procedures present confusing directions for properly classifying medical procedures or the purchase of medical equipment. When an office repeatedly makes an error in selecting the correct code under the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) or the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), it may appear intentional. Such errors may attract the attention of state or federal investigators.
Early Legal Intervention Is Critically Important in Health Care Fraud Cases
As in all criminal investigations, early assistance from a knowledgeable criminal defense lawyer is an invaluable resource for a person who is the target of an investigation into allegations of health care fraud.
No matter where you are in the investigative process, your first step should be to seek competent legal counsel to serve as your spokesperson and advocate during the investigation and any necessary negotiations. If you are presented with a search warrant or are informed that you are the target of a grand jury investigation — seek confidential legal advice as soon as possible.
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The Stockstill & Webre Trial Lawyers LLC represents clients in health care fraud investigations in Lafayette, Baton Rouge and throughout southern and central Louisiana.
Learn more about our past work via our summary of verdicts and settlements and links to newsworthy cases that Mr. Stockstill has handled.
General information about criminal law is available via our Criminal Defense FAQ. You can also download Mr. Stockstill's free report, "9 Mistakes People Make When They Are Charged With a Crime."
To schedule a confidential consultation, call our Lafayette, LA office at 337-262-0203, or send us an e-mail. Urgent telephone calls are returned 24 hours daily.
