Doctor’s Conviction, Amended Restitution Amount Affirmed By 5th Circuit Panel

Mealey's (September 17, 2019, 12:57 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 13 upheld the conviction of a Mississippi doctor who was found guilty of billing TRICARE, the health care benefit program serving U.S. military, veterans and their respective family members, and other insurance providers for prescriptions for compounded medicines containing ketamine that were written without first meeting the patient, finding that the evidence presented to the jury was sufficient to support its conclusion (United States v. Albert Diaz M.D., No. 18-60455, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 27803)....