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Federal Jury Convicts New York Doctor of Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Med-Net Compliance

A federal jury convicted a New York ENT doctor for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by causing the submission of false and fraudulent claims for surgical procedures that were not performed. Specifically, between January 2014 and February 2018, the doctor billed Medicare and Medicaid approximately $585,000 and was paid approximately $191,000.

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Lessons from Latin America as the U.S. Regresses on Reproductive Rights

Bill of Health

Moreover, a fetus cannot be considered a legal person until it is born, and doctors who are conscientious objectors cannot refuse to perform the procedure if the woman’s life or health is at stake. In Mexico, the National Reproductive Rights Alliance (ANDAR) facilitated the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico City’s Legislature in 2007.

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Suing the Certifiers – A Dangerous Undertaking

Drug & Device Law

Apparently, a fraudulent foreign-trained “doctor” treated the plaintiffs, none of whom claimed malpractice or any physical injury whatsoever. Anyway, this fraudulent “doctor” allegedly “touched them without informed consent” and caused them “emotional distress. has no power to enforce compliance”), aff’d , 405 F. 471 (11th Cir.

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