Don’t blame lawyers for the high costs of medicine, insurance, etc. Check this story out: A Los Angeles, California hospital CEO was arrested Wednesday for recruiting homeless people as phony patients and billing government programs millions of dollars in unecessary health services. Hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange counties submitted phony Medicare and MediCal bill…
Read More >A McAllen cardiologist who sent medical assistants and untrained employees around South Texas in a recreational vehicle to offer “free” diagnoses and treatment – only to later bill the federal government – has pleaded guilty to health care fraud. Dr. Fabian Aurignac billed the federal Medicaid and Medicare programs thousands of dollars for services unlicensed…
Read More >Federal prosecutors in Boston announced Thursday that they have filed a health care fraud charge against a doctor accused of faking research for a dozen years in published studies that suggested after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex. Court documents indicate that anesthesiologist Scott Reuben has agreed to plead guilty in exchange for prosecutors…
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