St. Louis psychiatrist Howard Goldstein pleaded guilty Tuesday, October 12, 2010\u00c2\u00a0and admitted to lying to an FBI agent about making false Medicare billings.<\/p>\n
He would spend five minutes or less with a patient, for example,\u00c2\u00a0and then\u00c2\u00a0bill Medicaid for 20 minutes. Goldstein now must repay\u00c2\u00a0$830,329 in fraudulent billings, and his former employers SSM St. Charles Clinic Medical Group and\u00c2\u00a0SSM Healthcare owe another $865,812 to reimburse the government\u00c2\u00a0for Goldstein’s false charges.<\/p>\n
Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n A significant portion of health care appropriations and insurance reimbursements has been lost due to financial fraud within the mental health industry, an international problem estimated to cost more than a hundred billion dollars every year; up to $40 billion of this is due to fraudulent practices in the mental health industry in the U.S. No wonder health insurance costs are increasing.<\/p>\n We think Goldstein should have his medical license revoked; express your own\u00c2\u00a0opinion to the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts (healingarts@pr.mo.gov<\/a>) and the Missouri Attorney General (attorney.general@ago.mo.gov<\/a>).<\/p>\n For more information about psychiatric fraud, click here to download the free CCHR booklet<\/a>, “Massive Fraud – Psychiatry’s Corrupt Industry – Report and recommendations on the criminal mental health monopoly.<\/em>“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" St. Louis psychiatrist admits lying to FBI agent about making false Medicare billings. Continue reading