Profiteering masquerades as medical care for injured California workers

Profiteering masquerades as medical care for injured California workers

Roger Brown’s doctor advised him to undergo back surgery in 2011 at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, at the height of the cash-for-surgery scam. The operation did not go well, and he now relies on a caretaker to help him each day.

Roger Brown’s doctor advised him to undergo back surgery in 2011 at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, at the height of the cash-for-surgery scam. The operation did not go well, and he now relies on a caretaker to help him each day.

How California’s health care system for workers forgot about fraud

Kickbacks, Bribes, and the Horrifying Truth Behind California’s Largest Medical Fraud Scandal

http://www.lamag.com/longform/kickbacks-bribes-and-the-horrifying-truth-behind-californias-largest-medical-fraud-scandal/

L to R: Michael Drobot, Tom Calderon, and Ron Calderon

Long Beach hospital owner Michael Drobot spent decades bilking the state of millions for unnecessary surgeries with allegedly bogus hardware, and plenty of doctors went along with him – See more at: http://www.lamag.com/longform/kickbacks-bribes-and-the-horrifying-truth-behind-californias-largest-medical-fraud-scandal/#sthash.flf2d3Ck.dpuf