A physician’s assistant at a pain management clinic in Fort Worth, TX, was recently indicted in July on one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and eleven counts of healthcare fraud. “This defendant allegedly claimed that amniotic fluid – a product that has never been approved to treat pain – would alleviate his patients’ suffering. He allegedly told patients that the treatment was covered by Medicare, kindling false hopes. To add insult to injury, he allegedly scammed Medicare out of more than half a million dollars,” said U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton.
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