Medicare and Medicaid false claims: prohibitions and sanctions.
Both state and federal agencies are cracking down on health care professionals who file false Medicare claims, but physicians who make good faith attempts to comply with the law are fairly secure from prosecution, since both criminal and civil penalties must be based on willful or knowing breaches of the law.
Ohio State University College of Law.
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D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States