Is there a segment of the medical world where no fraudulent activity ever takes place? The sad reality is that there isn’t. Over the past three years, in researching for the Allegiant Experts Blog, we’ve encountered stories that prove the health care fraud knows no bounds. Earlier this week, a Detroit, Michigan-area podiatrist and a Columbus, Ohio-based pharmacist further evidenced this fact. Lawrence Young was sentenced to 28 months in prison. The 70 year-old foot doctor was

For the most part, when people hear “health insurance fraud”, they conjure up images of doctors billing Medicare and Medicaid for medical services that they didn’t perform as described. Of course, the Allegiant Experts Blog has covered many a story about doctors perpetuating such fraud and thankfully, many of those stores detail the prices they pay for it. However, it needs to be highlighted that physicians are not alone in committing health insurance fraud. As Paul Lucas of