A Detroit-area doctor was sentenced Monday to nearly 17 years in prison and ordered to pay $30 million for leading a scheme to bill Medicare and private insurers for unnecessary painkiller.
A Detroit doctor has been sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison for organizing a vast opioid scheme. The doctor would bill Medicare and insurers for unnecessary prescriptions for opioids.
A Detroit-area doctor was sentenced Monday to nearly 17 years in prison and ordered to pay $30 million for leading a scheme to bill Medicare and private insurers for unnecessary painkiller injections and write prescriptions for millions of opioids.