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‘Death Doctor’ who ordered unnecessary chemotherapy could resume practice
A Michigan doctor facing upwards of 175 years in prison for fraud, conspiracy and money laundering could be practicing again in half a decade, and that is worrying to, among others, relatives of former patients who have since passed on.
The so-called “death doctor,” oncologist Farid Fata, pleaded guilty earlier this month to 16 of the 23 counts he was under fire for after routinely misdiagnosing patients on purpose in order to subject them to expensive — and sometimes deadly — treatments, the likes of which earned the physician lucrative kickbacks from health care providers.
According to the indictment, Fata submitted $225 million in Medicare claims between 2007 and 2013, of which almost half involved chemotherapy. In turn, Fata received over $91 million from the United States government-administered social insurance program …. https://www.youtube.com
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