The Downside of Being Number One

Americans are competitive.  We generally think there’s nothing better than being number one—and not just at NCAA bracket time. But being number one isn’t always great.  Just ask Dr. Michael Reinstein.  He was the nation’s number one prescriber of the antipsychotic clozapine.  How many prescriptions …

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Fraud So Complicated It Takes a Neurosurgeon

Generally, when a doctor is convicted for fraud, the misdeeds are limited to a single category of fraud.  Maybe the doctor charged for procedures that weren’t performed; maybe there were kickbacks for referrals; or maybe self-referrals were involved. But last Friday a doctor in Michigan pleaded guilty to a …

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