Six Detroit area doctors indicted in $500M health care fraud

(FOX 2) - The FBI is investigating Pain Center locations in Warren and Eastpointe as six doctors face an indictment for alleged health care fraud and illegal prescriptions.

Six doctors affiliated with the Pain Center have been indicted by a grand jury, according to court documents. It is alleged that between 2013-2018, the following doctors engaged in illegally prescribing controlled substances and fraudulent health care billings:

Rajendra Bothra, 77, Bloomfield Hills
Eric Backos, 65, of Bloomfield Hills
Ganiu Edu, 50, of Southfield
David Lewis, 41, of Detroit
Christopher Russo, 50, of Birmingham
Ronald Kufner, 68, of Ada

Fort Bragg soldier fighting lung cancer says medical mistake by military doctor will cost him his life

PINEHURST, N.C. --

A Fort Bragg Green Beret soldier who fought for our country is now fighting cancer and the government.
Sgt. First Class Richard Stayskal has stage four lung cancer and it's a diagnosis he says should have been caught earlier but was missed by military doctors.
"I went six months without being treated, six months of nothing being done to me a tumor just growing," he told ABC11.

2 physicians charged in $4.7M billing fraud scheme

Two physicians and another man were charged with violating the federal anti-kickback statute and conspiring to commit healthcare fraud Dec. 10, according to the Department of Justice.

According to the criminal indictment, Christopher Parks and Gary Lee, MD, conspired to pay kickbacks to physicians for writing compounding prescriptions to pharmacies the two men were affiliated with. Dr. Lee and Mr. Parks then submitted large claims to federal healthcare programs and private insurers, and split the profits, according to the allegations. 

Maryland physician settles improper Medicaid billing case for $3M

A Maryland physician and his company pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and making a false statement to a financial institution Nov. 30, according to the Department of Justice.

As part of a plea agreement, Zahid Aslam, MD, agreed to pay $3.1 million to resolve civil liabilities connected to the operations of his two medical practices: Fast Care Medical Aid Unit and Amna Medical Center, both in Elkton, Md.

An Inch-Long Bug Lived in My Ear for Months, but My Doctor Dismissed It as Anxiety

A major misdiagnosis caused one writer to question whether there's a gender bias in medicine.

450 hospitals at risk of potential closure, Morgan Stanley analysis finds- GOOD!!

450 hospitals at risk of potential closure, Morgan Stanley analysis finds- GOOD!!

More than 15 percent of U.S. hospitals have weak financial metrics or are at risk of potential closure, according to Business Insider, which cited a recent report from Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley analyzed data from roughly 6,000 hospitals and found 600 of the hospitals were "weak" based on criteria for margins for earnings before interest and other items, occupancy and revenue, according to Bloomberg. The analysis revealed another 450 hospitals were at risk of potential closure, according to Business Insider. 

Feds join lawsuit accusing Sutter Health of Medicare Advantage fraud

The Department of Justice has intervened in a lawsuit against Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, alleging the health system and an affiliated medical foundation violated the False Claims Act by submitting inaccurate information about Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.