It's interesting that people who commit health care fraud think they
are doing nothing wrong and that those big companies have lots of money
and won't miss any.

While it's an interesting attitude, to rip off a larger corporation
for money that people don't think they need, it is indeed hurting
people. After all, it's not just the companies that are getting ripped
off; it's the people who these large corporations ultimately serve that
are also getting the short end of the stick.

Insurance scams in the US alone run a tab of roughly $80 billion a
year. Eighty billion is not exactly chump change to anyone. Even if
this figure is whittled down to what this costs per individual served
by an insurance company, the figure is still relatively high, coming in
at about $880 per person.

The funny thing is, those who are ripping off the system for extra
money, are also scamming themselves as well. So, while they may think
they are getting away with something smart and profitable, it often
works out that isn't the case. It certainly isn't the case when they
inevitably get caught either.

Unfortunately, due to rapid advancements in technology, insurance
frauds are getting harder and harder to catch. This may be a boon to
those who perpetrate this type of crime, but be forewarned that methods
to track this type of fraud are also growing by leaps and bounds.

The most common type of insurance fraud is found in the health care
system and that comes with a tab of about $30 billion a year. In this
area there are provider fraud and member fraud. Let's take a quick look
at what member fraud may involve. This would be when you choose to
deceive your insurance company by not declaring something in order to
get treatment. Provider fraud is if a doctor or another health
professional bills for a service they did not provide.

The bottom line here is that insurance fraud is illegal and the
penalties tend to be stiff when someone is caught and convicted of this
crime. However, having said that, everyone, no matter what they have
been accused of, is entitled to a criminal defense. Just because they
may have been charged with billing for services they didn't render does
not mean they were the responsible party for doing so, nor does it mean
they were aware this was happening. Beware of judging a situation
before you know all the details.

Daniel Wannamaker is a board certified criminal law specialist and
has 24 years of criminal trial experience with proven results as a
Dallas criminal defense lawyer practicing in Austin criminal defense
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