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PHYSICIAN?S ASSISTANT PLEADS GUILTY TO ROLE IN $119 MILLION FRAUDULENT HIV INFUSION SCHEME

By Robert David, Esq.

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MIAMI, FL (September 18, 2008) - Thomas McKenzie, 53, a Miami physician?s assistant pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Medicare program in connection with a $119 million HIV infusion fraud scheme. McKenzie, pleaded guilty in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and one count of submitting false claims to the United States. McKenzie admitted that beginning in approximately December 2001 and continuing through approximately April 2004, he trained physicians at 11 Miami medical clinics how to make medical records appear to support medically unnecessary HIV infusion services allegedly administered to patients. McKenzie also admitted to overseeing the documentation of fraudulent services at these clinics to make it appear that legitimate services were being provided at those facilities...continue to full post

Full post as published by Health Care Fraud Blog on September 19, 2008 (boomark / email).

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