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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Hospital Billing Fraud Reward Information: Large Rewards Are Being Offered to Persons That Expose Hospital Billing Fraud by Hospital Billing Fraud Lawyer

Hospital Billing Fraud Reward Information: Large Rewards Are Being Offered To Hospital Administrators, Medical Professionals, and Others Who Properly Expose Hospital Medicare Fraud and Hospital Medicaid Fraud by Hospital Billing Fraud Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason Coomer

Hospital Billing Fraud including Illegal Kickbacks, Upcoding, Double Billing, False Coding, and fraudulent mischarging of health care services can be the basis of large whistleblower reward lawsuits that pay large financial rewards to hospital administrators, nurses, medical doctors, and other medical professionals that properly expose the fraud.  These whistleblower reward lawsuits are designed to recover false and fraudulent billing of government benefits including Medicare, Tricare, Medicaid, the Veterans' Administration (VA), and Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.

Medical professionals that step forward to expose significant hospital billing fraud can contact a hospital billing fraud whistleblower reward lawyer to review a potential billing fraud whistleblower reward lawsuit as well as to obtain information on whistleblower rewards and protections that exist under the Federal False Claims Act.

For more information on Hospital Billing Fraud Lawsuits, please feel free to send an e-mail message to hospital billing fraud whistleblower reward lawyer, Jason Coomer, or please feel free to go to the following web pages: Health Care Fraud Whistleblower Reward Lawsuit Information and Hospital Medicare Fraud Whistleblower Reward Lawyer.

To Combat Health Care Fraud Which Is Estimated to Be Over $200 Billion Per Year The United States Is Offering Large Rewards to Persons That Expose Significant Fraud

Health Care Fraud is one of the fastest growing crimes.  It is estimated that health care fraud in the United States has increased to over two hundred billion dollars ($200,000,000,000.00) each year and is continuing to increase each year. Health Care Fraud includes Medicare billing scams and Medicaid billing scams.  Examples of these types of health care fraud include upcoding, double billing, billing for unnecessary services, billing for services not needed, and billing for services not provided. To combat Medicare fraud scams and Medicaid fraud scams, the United States government has amended the Federal False Claims Act to encourage medical professionals to step up and blow the whistle on Medicare fraud and Medicaid fraud. Medicare Fraud Whistleblowers and Medicaid Fraud Whistleblowers that are the original source of specialized knowledge of large health care fraud scam can make substantial recoveries if they are the first to file a successful qui tam claim under the Federal False Claims Act.

Health care administrators, doctors, nurses, and therapists are stepping forward and blowing the whistle on Tricare, the Veterans' Administration (VA), and Medicare billing fraud including manipulation of outlier payments to Medicare, kickbacks, upcoding, or bill padding. These health care professionals are commonly working with a lawyer to make sure that the fraud is properly exposed and to protect their career.


Sunday, September 7, 2014

Expose Stock Fraud Schemes and Earn Large Rewards: New Laws Offer Large Rewards and Allow Anonymous Reporting of Stock Fraud and SEC Violations by Stock Fraud Whistleblower Reward Lawyer

Expose Stock Fraud Schemes and Earn Large Rewards: The SEC Is Offering Large Financial Rewards To Whistleblowers That Anonymously and Properly Expose Stock Fraud Schemes and other SEC Violations by Stock Fraud Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason Coomer

The SEC is offering large financial rewards to financial professionals and investors that properly expose stock fraud schemes, insider trading, and other SEC violations.  These rewards are through SEC bounty actions that allow whistleblowers to report fraud anonymously through a lawyer to protect their identity.  These bounty actions and whistleblower protections  have been established to encourage all financial professionals with original knowledge of executive insider trades, hedge fund insider trades, private equity fund fraud, false misleading information on a company's financial statements, false information on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, stock manipulation schemes; embezzlement by stockbrokers; and other securities fraud to properly expose the violations.

For more information on anonymously exposing stock fraud schemes and other SEC violations, please go to the following web pages: Expose Insider Trading: Confidential Bounty Action Rewards and Securities Fraud, Commodities Fraud, and Investment Fraud Can Be the Basis of Whistleblower Reward Bounty Actions

Please also feel free to contact or send an e-mail message to Bounty Action Reward Lawyer Jason Coomer.

Confidential Reviews and Anonymous Reporting of Stock Fraud Schemes, Insider Trading, and Investment Fraud Actions Can Protect Financial Professionals and Investors

For many financial professionals and investors, it can be a difficult decision to step forward to expose stock fraud schemes, executive insider trades, hedge fund insider trades, private equity fund fraud, false misleading information on a company's financial statements, false information on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, stock manipulation schemes; embezzlement by stockbrokers; and other securities fraud.  To protect these professionals, confidentiality safeguards have been put in place that allow the financial professional whistleblower to blow the whistle on securities fraud through an attorney.  By contacting a Stock Fraud Scheme Whistleblower Reward Lawyer or Investment Fraud Whistleblower Reward Lawyer, the financial professional can protect their identity and career as well as determine if they may have a viable whistleblower reward bounty action.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Texas Xarelto Fatal Blood Loss Lawyer: Xarelto May Cause Fatal Bleeding and Hemorrhaging by Texas Xarelto Fatal Blood Loss Lawyer

Texas Xarelto Fatal Blood Loss Lawyer: The Blood Thinner, Xarelto, May Cause Excessive Bleeding and Fatal Blood Loss by Texas Xarelto Fatal Blood Loss Lawyer Jason Coomer 

The blood thinner, Xarelto, may cause serious health problems including internal bleeding and hemorrhaging.  This excessive blood loss can be irreversible and may result in death.  Persons taking Xarelto should be aware of the potential danger and discuss the risks and alternatives with their health care provider.

If someone you love has been given Xarelto and has suffered fatal or severe blood loss, it is important that you report the adverse health event to the FDA.  For more information on Xarelto Fatal Blood Loss Lawsuits, please feel free to send an e-mail message to Texas Xarelto Blood Loss Lawyer, Jason Coomer.

Xarelto Internal Bleeding Lawsuit Information

Several Xarelto lawsuits have been filed by families of people that have been given Xarelto and who have lost loved ones as well as individuals that have suffered serious health issues including hemorrhaging.  These lawsuits allege that despite being aware of the significant risk of fatal bleeding and hemorrhaging as well as the fact that there is no know antidote for Xarelto, the manufacturers of the blood thinner, Xarelto, hid this risk from patients and medical providers, while pushing for increased sales of this drug.

The aggressive marketing of the Xarelto is expected to increase sales of Xarelto to over $1 Billion annually in 2014 and to over $3 Billion by 2018.  Several lawsuits for off label marketing of Xarelto are expected to be filed as the use of the drug become more common.

 Xarelto and FDA Warnings

The Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a serious of boxed warnings as well as warnings and precautions regarding the safety of Xarelto.  Some of these warnings are in regard to hemorrhaging dangers that can be caused by Xarelto.

For persons that have been given Xarelto, it is important to seek medical attention, if you develop any signs or symptoms of bleeding such as:
  •     unusual bleeding from the gums
  •     nose bleeding that happens often
  •     menstrual or vaginal bleeding that is heavier than normal
  •     bleeding that is severe or you cannot control
  •     pink or brown urine
  •     red or black stools (looks like tar)
  •     bruises that happen without a known cause or that get larger
  •     coughing up blood or blood clots
  •     vomiting blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds.
  •     Other symptoms of Pradaxa internal bleeding may include:
  •     Tiredness and Lethargy,  Joint pain or swelling
  •     Headaches Dizziness Weakness
  •     swelling of the arms, hands, feet, ankles or lower legs
If you experience these symptoms or have lost someone that has been given Xarelto, it is important that you report the adverse symptoms or death to your loved ones' health care provider and the FDA.

Friday, September 5, 2014

Fusion Surgery Cancer Risk and Health Alert: Infuse Bone Graft Used in Fusion Surgery May Cause Cancer and Nerve Damage by Texas Fusion Surgery Lawyer

Back and Neck Fusion Surgery Health Alert: The Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Product That Has Been Used In Thousands of Neck and Back Fusion Surgeries May Cause Cancer, Nerve Damage, and Even Death by Texas Fusion Surgery Lawyer and Texas Fusion Cancer Lawyer Jason S. Coomer  

The bone growth product, Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft, has been used in thousands of fusion surgeries.  Thousands of lawsuits have now been filed that Infuse Bone may cause an increased risk of cancer, nerve damage, or death.  Persons that have had fusion surgery where Infuse has been used should be aware of the potential health risks including cancer danger.  Persons that have been diagnosed with cancer or nerve damage after going through an Infuse Bone Graft Surgery should report the health issues to their physician and the FDA.  Additionally, families that have lost a loved one to cancer, nerve damage, organ failure, or respiratory failure after a fusion surgery should also contact the FDA regarding the death.   

For information regarding a potential Fusion Cancer Lawsuit, Fusion Nerve Damage Lawsuit, or Fusion Death Lawsuit, please feel free to send an e-mail message to Texas Fusion Cancer Lawyer and Texas Fatal Back Fusion Lawyer Jason Coomer. 

FDA Adverse Reports and Post Fusion Surgery Adverse Health Events

Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft is a product that has been commonly used in back fusion surgeries since 2002.  The product contains recombinant human Bone Morphogenetic Protein (rhBMP) which is a genetically engineered protein that initiates bone growth.  The Infuse Bone Graft was approved by the FDA for use in some specific back surgeries, but has not been approved for neck surgery.  The FDA has received more than 200 adverse reports from the Infuse product including patients that have suffered swelling of the neck tissue, which constricted their airways, requiring an emergency tracheotomy, feeding tube, and more surgery.

Persons who have had a back fusion surgery which included the use of Infuse Bone Graft and families of these people should be aware of and report any of the following post surgery adverse health events:

  •     Cancer
  •     Difficulties swallowing, speaking, or breathing
  •     Angioedema (swelling of the neck and throat, which can cause fatal suffocation)
  •     Compression of airway
  •     Impingement of nerves and nerve damage
  •     Unwanted bone growth
  •     Male sterility
  •     Paralysis
  •     Emergency surgery
  •     Disability
  •     Death
Fusion Surgery Cancer Lawsuit, Fatal Fusion Surgery Lawsuit, and Fusion Surgery Nerve Damage Lawsuit Information

For information regarding a potential Fusion Cancer Lawsuit, Fusion Nerve Damage Lawsuit, or Fusion Death Lawsuit, please go to the following web page: Fusion Cancer Lawsuit, Fusion Nerve Damage Lawsuit, or Fusion Death Lawsuit Information.  

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Large Whistleblower Rewards Are Being Offered to People that Properly Expose Fraud and Corruption

Whistleblowers That Properly Expose Fraud and Corruption Can Receive Large Financial Rewards by Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

The Federal Government and several states have enacted Whistleblower laws that offer large financial rewards to individuals and businesses that properly expose fraud and corruption. Included in many of these laws are whistleblower protections that in some cases allow whistleblowers to anonymously report fraud and corruption through a lawyer, in other cases there are strong protections against retaliation that provide legal recourse against employers that wrongfully terminate whistleblowers for exposing fraud.

For more information on Whistleblower Reward laws and Bounty Action laws, please go to the following web site: Whistleblower Reward Information