A psychiatrist bills for 10 hours of psychotherapy and medication checks for a deceased woman. Has he committed fraud or abuse?


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A psychiatrist bills for 10 hours of psychotherapy and medication checks for a deceased woman. Has he committed fraud or abuse?


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Why? Can the deceased woman’s estate press charges if the bills were sent to Medicare, and not to the family?

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