It is amazing that there are providers who file false claims and false diagnoses to Medicare to get payments.  I would venture to say that if one looks at this provider patient records there will be other statement that are untrue.  Patients, Read Your Medical Records!!

ROME, Ga. – A federal jury found alternative medicine physician Charles C. Adams, M.D. and his practice group, Charles C. Adams, M.D., P.C. d/b/a Full Circle Medical Center (“Full Circle”), liable for violating the False Claims Act (“FCA”) by submitting false diagnoses to Medicare for chelation therapy reimbursements.  Chelation therapy involves the use of drugs to remove heavy metals from the body.

“Healthcare providers who submit false claims to Medicare deplete the funds available to patients in critical need of covered medical procedures,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “On behalf of those healthcare providers who faithfully bill for medical procedures, and for their patients who rely on the safety net of Medicare, our office will continue to work vigorously with our federal agencies and law enforcement partners to pursue providers who engage in misconduct.”

“When providers submit false claims to Medicare, they take valuable, taxpayer-funded resources away from patients,” said Tamala E. Miles, Special Agent in Charge at the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG). “HHS-OIG is proud to work with our partners to hold accountable those who attempt to illegitimately profit off of federal health care programs.”  Read More from Source