Resources

What to Expect During a Medicaid Fraud Investigation

Medicaid fraud defense begins on the front foot by responding to Medicaid Fraud Control Units investigating your claims history. This guide will help you navigate your Medicaid investigation response. [...]

Penalties for Healthcare Fraud

This guide to healthcare fraud penalties explains what medical providers need to know about the the factors that determine their healthcare fraud sentence. Explore how the law handles healthcare fraud sentencing with Lowther | Walker's healthcare fraud defense team. [...]

Protect Assets During Healthcare Fraud Investigations

Learn how to protect your healthcare business assets while complying with federal laws during an investigation. Request a free, confidential call with Lowther | Walker when you have healthcare defense questions. [...]

What Are the Penalties for Home Healthcare Fraud?

Home healthcare providers face increasing regulatory scrutiny as the government places more resources into Medicare fraud investigations. Home healthcare fraud carries severe penalties under federal law. Providers should understand the penalties and the potential impact of healthcare fraud charges on their careers. Lowther | Walker helps safeguard home healthcare providers facing federal investigations, charges, and [...]

Healthcare Audit Defense Strategies

Healthcare audit defense strategies involve proactive compliance and rapid response to audits initiated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Justice, Unified Program Integrity Contractors, and Recovery Audit Contractors by preserving documentation, validating medical necessity, addressing coding under ICD-10-CM and CPT, [...]

Healthcare Billing Compliance: A Guide for Medical Practices

Healthcare billing and coding represent critical compliance areas for medical practices. Proper billing practices are essential for maintaining a healthy revenue cycle and ensuring regulatory compliance to avoid medical billing fraud charges.  At Lowther | Walker, we help healthcare providers establish and maintain robust billing compliance programs, protecting their practices against potential exposure to federal [...]