Doctor admits he intentionally misdiagnosed cancer, ordered unneeded chemo

[Galraedia]

Source: Raw Story

Michigan doctor faces life in prison after he admitted to intentionally misdiagnosing patients with cancer and recommending unnecessary chemotherapy to dying patients.

Dr. Farid Fata pleaded guilty Tuesday to 13 counts of health care fraud, two counts of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, reported the Detroit Free Press.

The crimes were part of a moneymaking scheme, he said.

“It is my choice,” Fata told the court. “I knew that it was medically unnecessary.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/doctor-admits-he-intentionally-misdiagnosed-cancer-ordered-unneeded-chemo/

[RufusTFirefly]

1. For the sake of humanity, we must take profit out of health care!! n/t

[demosincebirth]

13. It'll never happen in this country.

[davidthegnome]

15. Yes.

Until that happens, we can expect more schemes like this one.

[KamaAina]

2. GD thread from earlier

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025555034

[YOHABLO]

3. Nationalized health care would do away with crooks like this. I'm so sick of DRs anyway.

[Psephos]

8. And introduce crooks like this...

NYTimes: V.A. Official Acknowledges Link Between Delays and Patient Deaths

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/us/va-officials-acknowledge-link-between-delays-and-patient-deaths.html?_r=0

Assistant Veterans Administration Inspector General Dr. John Daigh has acknowledged that patients were harmed by the long waits for treatment at this VA hospital. Top administrators created fake appointment lists to hide the delays and preserve their jobs.

I have advocated single-payer health care in the US for a long time, but this kind of stuff needs to be fixed and fixed hard before the general public will support it. It is *much* harder to weed out incompetent or criminal bureaucrats than it is to fire private providers. The system must be adjusted to that reality.

[Judi Lynn]

4. A relative of one of his victims, in the article, asks why he can't be charged with murder,

and is told they don't have evidence.

For chrissakes!

Mindless, careless, stupid greed. Why can't greedy people simply go into another line of work? Once they get greedy, their minds are no longer on the health of their patients.

[TheDebbieDee]

5. This guy ripped off Medicare to the tune of 225 million $ over 6 years...

Meanwhile, we make welfare recipients pee in a cup to start getting what amounts to a few hundred $ per month per family.

[valerief]

6. Free market at work! nt

[Dont call me Shirley]

7. Free market for profit "healthcare" does not work. No matter how they sell it

[LittleGirl]

9. This really upsets me :-(:-(

WTF? Pardon my language but this is just about as low as one can go. Those poor people.

[ladywnch]

10. as a cancer survivor I feel he should be fed chemo till he dies in prison. eom

[Jim Lane]

14. I'm also a survivor and that was my gut reaction.

As a lawyer, I believe they shouldn't let any of us survivors on the jury. There's no way I could be fair on this case.

[LuvLoogie]

11. And of course he's a republican

FARID DR. FATA, (Zip code: 48307) $500 to NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE on 10/22/09

FARID DR. FATA, (Zip code: 48307) $250 to NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE on 11/27/09

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/elec2/10/elec-ROCHESTER-MI-10.html#ixzz3DiwtjVDQ

[Thinkingabout]

12. Interesting

[candelista]

16. Experts: Two-thirds of hysterectomies unnecessary

Searing back pain. Endless periods with clots the size of plums. Bloating that turns even your "fat" pants into a tourniquet. Every year, symptoms like these drive thousands of women to consider getting a hysterectomy. The surgery is so popular, in fact, that one-third of all women will have a hysterectomy before they turn 60. For many, the procedure provides real relief.

But here's a shocker: More than two-thirds of the 600,000 hysterectomies performed every year may be unnecessary, experts say. The truth: Several other approaches are available that may have fewer complications and shorter recovery times. And some research suggests that hysterectomy may lead to sexual problems, incontinence, and a slight loss of physical strength. Other studies dispute those findings.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/03/healthmag.hysterectomy/index.html?iref=newssearch

[LisaL]

17. While there might be a debate on whether these hysterectomies are

necessary, there is no debate on whether somebody who doesn't have cancer needs a treatment for it.
This guy was pumping patients who didn't have cancer with chemotherapy.

[candelista]

20. Lots of doctors recommend unnecessary surgery to make money.

Check this out.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/18/unnecessary-surgery-usa-today-investigation/2435009/

[leftyladyfrommo]

19. I had a doctor try to talk me into getting a hysterectomy

just for preventative measures so I wouldn't ever get uterine or ovarian cancer.

It was a woman doctor, too. She should absolutely have known better. I did not have one symptom. That was 30 years ago and I still do not have one symptom.

[leftyladyfrommo]

18. And that is why you should always get a second opinion

for anything serious.