Obama's Nominee for CMS Administrator was Notorious Leader of Medical Fraud

Obama's Nominee for CMS Administrator was Notorious Leader of Medical Fraud

President Obama nominated Andy Slavitt as a potential candidate for the CMS Administrator. Slavitt is well known as the leader of the largest medical fraud operation that defrauded 110 million Americans out of hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2009, Slavitt was CEO of Ingenix, a health data analytics firm in the middle of a $50 million settlement with then-New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and a $350 million settlement with the American Medical Association.

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Psychiatrist Pleads Not Guilty to $160M Medicare Fraud Allegations

Psychiatrist Pleads Not Guilty to $160M Medicare Fraud Allegations

Dr. Sharon Iglehart is accused of federal conspiracy, 2 health care fraud charges and a pair of allegations that she made false statements to investigators. The psychiatrist was indicted separately in the Riverside General Hospital $160 million Medicare billing fraud scheme. After being arrested in December 2013, Iglehart retained her freedom on $50,000 bail and pleaded not guilty to the twice amended 5 counts.

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