Houston doctor convicted of Medicare fraud

| By HealthLeaders Media Staff
| September 03, 2008

A Houston doctor has been convicted of conspiring to defraud Medicare of nearly $30 million. According to prosecutors, Dr. Michael D. Kim fraudulently certified physically fit beneficiaries in Texas and Louisiana to receive motorized wheelchairs. They say the false certificates scammed of more than $10 million.

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