Rheumatologist Fraud: 12M Stolen from Insurers, Patients
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Dr. Claribel Tan, an Anchorage rheumatologist, and her husband defrauded insurance companies out of over twelve million dollars by providing under-dosed, substituted, or expired injections to autoimmune patients and billing for full amounts of pricey biologic drugs. The scheme, which began in 2009, involved faking medical records and overstating treatment times. Patients like Dawn Whisenhunt suffered years of poor care, with missing records blocking new treatments and insurance approvals. Tans license was suspended last August, and both she and her husband face up to ten years in prison. The case underscores risks in medical billing and the challenges patients face in obtaining proper care.
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