High Court Asked To Weigh In On Health Care Fraud Conviction

Mealey's (June 16, 2021, 4:34 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Supreme Court review of a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling affirming the conviction of a doctor for his alleged involvement in a health care fraud scheme is necessary to address whether Medicare “rules, regulations and policies” are “controlling” in a criminal prosecution, a doctor argues in a petition for writ of certiorari filed June 3 in the Supreme Court....