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Columbus attorney Robert “Bob” Cochran represents medical providers charged with health care fraud, people accused of white collar crimes, and licensed professionals facing civil or administrative enforcement actions.
- Health Care Fraud Defense
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Robert Cochran. Phone: (614) 484-7089. Email: vCard. Robert...
- Health Care Fraud Defense
Bob Cochran is a former prosecutor and trial lawyer with over 26 years of experience. In 2018, Bob left a large law firm in Columbus, Ohio to open his own firm and focus on representing...
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- What Is Health Care Fraud?
- Examples of Health Care Fraud
- Health Care Fraud Statutes and Penalties
- Health Care Fraud Related Charges
- Collateral Consequences of A Healthcare Fraud Conviction
- Civil Liability For Healthcare Fraud
- Defenses to Allegations of Healthcare Fraud
- Health Care Fraud Allegation in Columbus, Ohio? Robert Cochran Law, LLC Can Help
Health care fraud is a type of white collar crime that involves the misrepresentation or concealment of information in order to receive benefits or make a profit. Health care fraud can be committed by individuals, businesses, or other organizations, and can be prosecuted in state or federal courts. A common form of health care fraud occurs when med...
Examples of health care fraud include: 1. Billing for services that are not medically necessary 2. Upcoding (billing for a more expensive procedure but performing a less costly one) 3. Billing for medical services that were never provided 4. Submitting duplicate claims for the same service when it was only performed once 5. Unbundling (billing each...
Health care fraud is prosecuted in state and federal courts. In Ohio, Medicaid fraud cases are often initiated by a special grand jury that sits in Columbus and hears evidence of possible Medicaid fraud. The Ohio Attorney General investigates and prosecutes Medicaid fraud through a unit called the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. This specialized unit ...
People charged with health care fraud are often charged with additional crimes such as: 1. Conspiracy 2. Mail and Wire Fraud 3. Money Laundering 4. Theft of Government Services 5. Forgery 6. False Statements A former prosecutor, attorney Bob Cochran has decades of experience defending people accused of all of these crimes.
A conviction for healthcare fraud can also have serious collateral consequences, especially for licensed health care professionals such as physicians and nurses. Collateral consequences may include: 1. Exclusion from participation in federal and state health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid 2. Professional discipline 3. Loss of hospital ...
In addition to criminal penalties, health care fraud can lead to significant civil or administrative liability under the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§3729-3733), which imposes civil liability on people who present false claims to the government. Other civil penalty statutes include: 1. The Physician Self-Referral Law (42 U.S.C. §1395nn and 42 C.F....
For an act to be fraudulent, it must be done intentionally. If there is no intent to defraud, there can be no fraud. If a person accidentally omitted information, submitted improper billing information, or made a payment error, there can be no fraud. Thus, mistake is one of the best defenses to allegations of health care fraud. A common question in...
If you are being investigated or have been charged with health care fraud, you need an experienced health care fraud defense attorney on your side. Bob Cochran, a former prosecutor, former Assistant Ohio Attorney General, and former Assistant Chief of Ohio’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has the experience to defend you against allegations of health ...
Robert Cochran. Phone: (614) 484-7089. Email: vCard. Robert “Bob” Cochran is a former prosecutor and trial lawyer with over 28 years of experience in the area of criminal and white collar criminal defense.
Bob Cochran is a former prosecutor and trial lawyer with over 26 years of experience. In 2018, he left a large law firm in Columbus, Ohio to start his own firm and focus on representing individuals and businesses charged with a crime or facing a government investigation.
- 175 South Third Street, Suite 200, Columbus, 43215, OH
- Columbus, 43215, OH
- (614) 484-7089
- Robert Cochran Law, LLC
Bob Cochran is a former prosecutor, trial lawyer, and litigator with over 26 years of experience. In 2018, he left a large law firm in Columbus, Ohio to open his own firm and focus on representing individuals and businesses charged with a crime or facing a government investigation.
Bob Cochran is a former prosecutor, trial lawyer, and litigator with over 26 years of experience. In 2018, he left a large law firm in Columbus, Ohio to open his own firm and focus on representing individuals and businesses charged with a crime or facing a government investigation.
