Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter, P.A.Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter, P.A.2026-06-02T10:26:24Zhttps://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/feed/atom/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/sites/1605116/2021/04/cropped-Whistleblowers-And-The-False-Claims-Act-Fav-Icon-32x32.jpgby Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter, P.A.<![CDATA[Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent]]>https://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/?p=499712026-06-02T10:26:24Z2026-06-02T06:50:15ZThe linked article helps explain why and how our selection process for potential cases has changed. With the exodus of attorneys from the US Attorney's Offices, and with otherwise very limited resources, we have to be more certain that the government will want to (and have time to) intervene in the cases that we bring to them. It's always been our aim to bring them the best cases. And so we will continue with this approach. The one bright side is the Attorneys General Offices have been the recipients of a lot of the legal talent. This increases an already existing excellent pool of legal talent in the states.
]]>by Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter, P.A.<![CDATA[Women of TAF Leadership Summit]]>https://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/?p=497772025-05-09T15:31:02Z2025-05-09T15:31:02ZQui Tam world, to how best to support our brave whistleblowers through the, at times, very long process of a False Claims Act case. The thing that struck me most about these women is what fantastic, compassionate and brilliant lawyers they all are. We all want to bring fraud to an end and we are doing it one case at a time. I look forward to working with each and everyone of them throughout the upcoming year, and supporting them as best I can. Thank you to TAF and Grace Swindler for organizing such a wonderful conference.]]>by Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter, P.A.<![CDATA[Another Successful Outcome for The Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter]]>https://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/?p=497742025-02-07T14:05:30Z2025-02-07T14:05:30Zby audreyschechter<![CDATA[Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter Announces Another Successful Whistleblower Result]]>https://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/?p=497552024-06-15T11:46:14Z2024-06-15T11:46:14ZWe are thrilled to announce the $14,902,000.00 settlement we along with The DOJ, The State of Florida and The State of Minnesota obtained against Defendants Bluestone Physician Services P.A., Bluestone Physician Services Florida and Bluestone National LLC (collectively, "Bluestone") for their alleged healthcare fraud in the assisted living and chronic care management space. Our brave whistleblower alerted her supervisor to the wrongful conduct and ended up lost her job as a result. The pleadings allege that Bluestone disregarded Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare rules and regulations in their medical treatment of residents of home healthcare facilities. The settlement resolves allegations that, during the period from Jan. 1, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2019, Bluestone knowingly submitted claims for two E&M codes, the domiciliary rest home visit code for established patients (99337) and the chronic care management code (99490), that did not support the level of service provided. This result supports our goals of reducing healthcare fraud that impacts this particularly vulnerable population of our Country.
The Department of Justice's press release can be found here
]]>by audreyschechter<![CDATA[DOJ Announces Record-Breaking FCA Settlements and Judgments]]>https://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/?p=497522024-03-19T14:26:20Z2024-03-19T14:26:20ZLast month, the Department of Justice reported that False Claims Act judgments and settlements approached $2.7 Billion for 2023. The press release indicates that the government and whistleblowers were involved in 543 judgments and settlements, the most ever in a single year. We know the importance and value of the work we and our clients do to stave off fraud. As our mission statement provides, we aim to rid the world of fraudsters, one fraudster at a time. The cases are long and complicated. But we are wholly dedicated to our mission. We thank our clients for trusting us to be a part of this process and we promise to continue our fight. Click for the DOJ's link here]]>by audreyschechter<![CDATA[Back From Successful AAJ Conference in Austin]]>https://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/?p=497512024-02-14T14:25:13Z2024-02-14T14:25:13ZQui Tam practice, and to help address issues and concerns our members are having in their practices. We also had a very productive business meeting, dealing with matters most important to our "small but mighty" group. Among the items discussed were our continuing legal education program that we are putting together for the July conference in Nashville. Stay tuned for more details!
On an Austin-related note, we enjoyed fantastic meals at Suerte and Atx Cocina, and a marvelous chocolate tasting at Madhu. If your plans include a visit to Austin, check out these places.]]>by audreyschechter<![CDATA[Honored to Present Primer on FCA Healthcare Fraud]]>https://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/?p=497502024-02-02T16:03:58Z2024-02-02T16:03:58Z
On Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, I will be presenting a lunch and learn on behalf of the AAJ's Qui Tam Litigation Group about Healthcare Fraud under The False Claims Act. I have prepared a presentation that covers many different types of healthcare schemes, setting them forth in manageable pieces. I am honored to continue my service as the Qui Tam Lit Group's Co-Chair, and present this as a service to the legal community. If any non-lawyers have questions regarding healthcare fraud, I am happy to chat with you.
]]>by audreyschechter<![CDATA[Check Your Medicare Statements!]]>https://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/?p=497492023-12-11T15:02:44Z2023-12-11T15:02:44ZOn Behalf of Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter, P.A.<![CDATA[New Covid-19 Fraud Task Forces Added]]>https://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/?p=497422023-12-05T06:14:09Z2023-11-15T15:50:52ZThe Office of Public Affairs for the Department of Justice recently announced the results of their efforts to use the criminal justice system to bring Covid-19 fraudsters to justice, as well as the implementation of two task forces to focus on the fraud through the civil arm of the Department. See the announcement: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-results-nationwide-covid-19-fraud-enforcement-action#
We continue to review Covid-19 fraud cases in our office, ranging from Covid-19 testing fraud, fraudulently obtained PPP loans, as well as other types of fraud that the pandemic enabled.]]>On Behalf of Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter, P.A.<![CDATA[An Honor and A Pleasure]]>https://www.floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/?p=497402023-12-05T06:14:15Z2023-07-19T15:24:09ZI have just returned from the American Association for Justice Summer Conference in Philadelphia, PA where I was able to spend time with a very bright, engaged and hard working group of attorneys, particularly our small group of Qui Tam attorneys, for which group I continue to serve as co-chair. We had a very productive business meeting, including a discussion of legislative and judicial matters of import. I also had the privilege of educating the broader AAJ community on the basics of The False Claims Act, as well as important U.S. Supreme Court rulings in our area that the Court announced in June. The dedication of the AAJ lawyers and our smaller Qui Tam group instill me with great hope for our efforts to eliminate fraud, as well as our broader hopes for our Democracy to continue striving for "equality and justice for all." ]]>