equipment, when less expensive equipment is purchased
§ Patterns of waiving patient’s co-payments
§ Obtaining Medicaid or Medicare numbers in return for free services or products
§ Charging for treatments that were never Qui tam is a legal term used to describe whistle blower claims. Qui Tam is actually an abbreviation for the Latin phrase “qui tam pro domino rege quam pro seipse,” which means “he who sues for the king as for himself.”

Qui tam, or whistle blower, claims were developed to allow employees to bring lawsuits against their employers for defrauding the government. If an employee has knowledge of their employer defrauding the government, they can file a lawsuit, assisting the government in recovering the funds they deserve, and recovering compensation for bringing the lawsuit.

One of the most common frauds being committed is that of healthcare facilities. All too often government health programs are defrauded out of money. In fact, it is estimated that close to 10% of all Medicare charges are fraudulent. Some of the most common forms of fraud include:
§ Billing multiple times for one service
§ Billing for expensive equipment, when less expensive equipment is purchased
§ Patterns of waiving patient’s co-payments
§ Obtaining Medicaid or Medicare numbers in return for free services or products
§ Charging for treatments that were never

whistle blower, claims were developed to allow employees to bring lawsuits against their employers for defrauding the government. If an employee has knowledge of their employer defrauding the government, they can file a lawsuit, assisting the government in recovering the funds they deserve, and recovering compensation for bringing the lawsuit.

One of the most common frauds being committed is that of healthcare facilities. All too often government health programs are defrauded out of money. In fact, it is estimated that close to 10% of all Medicare charges are fraudulent. Some of the most common forms of fraud include:
§ Billing multiple times for one service
§ Billing for expensive equipment, when less expensive equipment is purchased
§ Patterns of waiving patient’s co-payments
§ Obtaining Medicaid or Medicare numbers in return for free services or products
§ Charging for treatments that were never

ing the government in recovering the funds they deserve, and recovering compensation for bringing the lawsuit.

One of the most common frauds being committed is that of healthcare facilities. All too often government health programs are defrauded out of money. In fact, it is estimated that close to 10% of all Medicare charges are fraudulent. Some of the most common forms of fraud include:
§ Billing multiple times for one service
§ Billing for expensive equipment, when less expensive equipment is purchased
§ Patterns of waiving patient’s co-payments
§ Obtaining Medicaid or Medicare numbers in return for free services or products
§ Charging for treatments that were never

s are defrauded out of money. In fact, it is estimated that close to 10% of all Medicare charges are fraudulent. Some of the most common forms of fraud include:
§ Billing multiple times for one service
§ Billing for expensive equipment, when less expensive equipment is purchased
§ Patterns of waiving patient’s co-payments
§ Obtaining Medicaid or Medicare numbers in return for free services or products
§ Charging for treatments that were never equipment, when less expensive equipment is purchased
§ Patterns of waiving patient’s co-payments
§ Obtaining Medicaid or Medicare numbers in return for free services or products
§ Charging for treatments that were never actually performed

Qui tam claims are now easier for employees or informants to file, but there are many difficult statutes that must be followed in order for the claim to be settled. If the claim is settled, however, the employee or informant is usually awarded a percentage of the total amount recovered by the government.

If you are an employee of a business or healthcare facility that is defrauding the government, you may be able to file a qui tam claim and be rewarded for coming forward with your information, and you can also serve the public by stopping fraud.

Contact an experienced qui tam lawyer today if you have information about fraud against the government in your workplace. A qui tam attorney will help you follow all the applicable statutes and recover compensation for your claim.