Author: sreichle

Healthcare fraud is rampant in the United States, costing the government billions of dollars each year. This type of fraud has deleterious effects on the average American taxpayer, causing healthcare costs to rise and fewer people to be able to get the healthcare they need. If you have first-hand knowledge of healthcare fraud, you can become a whistleblower to expose corruption in the...

The General Services Administration, or GSA, oversees many of the government’s procurement contracts. Due to the large number of procurements it handles, there is a significant possibility of corruption and fraud. There have been multiple cases in which multi-million dollar settlements were reached after the whistle was blown on fraud against the GSA, including an almost $200 million...

When you are considering blowing the whistle on corruption, you will want an experienced lawyer by your side to lead you through the complicated legal process and ensure that you take advantage of the protections and awards afforded to you under the law. As a whistleblower, you may be rewarded for your efforts in shining a light on false claims made against the government. You can be awarded...

The United States Department of Transportation (hereinafter “USDOT” or “DOT”) distributes substantial funds each year to finance state and local construction, public transit, and airport agency projects. Recipients of these funds are primarily state highway, transit and airport agencies.  Recipients of Federal Highway Funds, Federal Transit Funds and Federal Airport Funds (collectively “DOT...

There is a lot of waste in government-run programs generally, and a lot of waste and fraud and misuse of money in Medicare and Medicaid that can be saved. – Chuck Grassley Providing hospice care in the United States has become big business with big profits.  “For profit” hospice providers have shown significant growth over the last several years and further, according to a 2015 report...

The Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established a national standard for the protection of certain health information. Specifically, the HIPAA Privacy Rule protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information, called protected health information (PHI).  Because healthcare fraud constitutes a major component of our practice...