Physicians and Pharmacists Scheme to Steal from Medicare

A large group of physicians and pharmacists were indicted today in U.S. district court of Michigan for healthcare fraud by billing Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers for illegally prescribed drugs.  Four physicians, 1 psychologist and 12 pharmacists used 26 pharmacies across Michigan to bill Medicare for Xanax, Vicodin and Oxycodone to the tune of at least $37.7 million.  They billed $20.8