Chicago, Illinois – The Center Square quoted medical billing expert witness and medical fraud billing expert Michael F Arrigo, a medical billing expert who has testified as an expert at multiple trials, said Florida officials have their work cut out for them. ‘Prosecuting health care fraud is not for the faint of heart,’ he said in an interview. ‘It’s complex. By necessity, making a case takes time, typically including an expert forensic review of a statistically valid sample of medical records and medical bills.’ 

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According to Michael Arrigo, “All 50 states and three territories have a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, a joint federal-state agency that investigates and prosecutes not only the abuse and neglect of recipients in hospitals and nursing homes but also fraud by Medicaid providers.” 

Michael Arrigo is the CEO of No World Borders. The company provides expert witnesses for civil and criminal litigation in medical billing disputes involving usual customary and reasonable (UCR) charges for medical bills in personal injury litigation, performs medical record audits to determine the accuracy of medical coding in alleged civil overpayment disputes between providers and health plans, and fraud expert analysis.  The company’s founder Michael Arrigo has been admitted as an expert by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Court and State Courts. He is admitted as an expert in medical billing, electronic health records, HIPAA privacy, HIPAA security rule, cybersecurity in healthcare, physician compensation, and corporate governance.