Health Care Fraud 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1347 is a federal law that makes it a crime for any individual or entity to knowingly and willfully execute or attempt to execute a scheme or artifice to defraud any health care benefit program, or obtain any money or property from such a program by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises. This law covers a broad range of fraudulent activities, including billing for services not rendered, double-billing for services, billing for a higher level of service than provided, upcoming (billing for more expensive services than provided), kickbacks, and falsifying medical records. The penalties for violating this law can include fines, imprisonment, and exclusion from participation in federal health care programs. Different types of Health Care Fraud 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1347 include billing fraud, kickback schemes, and falsifying medical records.
Health Care Fraud 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1347 is a federal law that makes it a crime for any individual or entity to knowingly and willfully execute or attempt to execute a scheme or artifice to defraud any health care benefit program, or obtain any money or property from such a program by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises. This law covers a broad range of fraudulent activities, including billing for services not rendered, double-billing for services, billing for a higher level of service than provided, upcoming (billing for more expensive services than provided), kickbacks, and falsifying medical records. The penalties for violating this law can include fines, imprisonment, and exclusion from participation in federal health care programs. Different types of Health Care Fraud 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1347 include billing fraud, kickback schemes, and falsifying medical records.
