Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Health Care Fraud Attorney
Insurance fraud refers to false claims made to an insurance company. One type of insurance fraud is health care fraud, or the misstatement of facts that leads to unfair profit through a patient's medical insurance coverage. Philadelphia attorney William Spade defends clients against health insurance fraud and all other types of insurance fraud charges, building cases that seek dismissed or reduced charges, or acquittal by a jury at trial.
Spade handles federal and state cases that involve:
- Fraudulent auto accident, workers' compensation and life insurance claims
- False claims by physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers, including upcoding to collect higher insurance payments, unbundling, incorrect invoicing and overpricing of medical services, pharmaceuticals and durable medical equipment
- Kickbacks, or illegal incentives provided for performing a medical service or a referral, or prescribing certain drugs
- Consumer health care fraud such as forging family names to provide coverage to others not covered by a policy
- Inflated prices for pharmaceuticals, and diagnostic and rehabilitation services
- Providing off-label drugs and medical equipment, while charging for branded products
- Defending against whistleblower accusations
- Conflicts of interests such as sending patients to a facility owned wholly or in part by the prescribing physician or health care provider without disclosing the relationship
William Spade works with experienced investigators and forensic accounts to find weaknesses in the prosecution's case. He uses his considerable research skills to uncover alternative theories and defendants.
Contact a Philadelphia attorney for health care and insurance fraud. Call lawyer William Spade at 866-570-4171, toll free.
