An Arlington, Texas physician has reached a plea deal for his role in a hospice scheme that defrauded Medicare and Medicaid out of $60 million, in part by signing blank prescriptions, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Charles Raymond Leach, MD, 65, has agreed to plead guilty in federal court on September 11 to one count of conspiracy to commit heathcare fraud.
Source: Texas Doctor Takes Plea Deal on Presigned Prescription Scam / Medscape