Federal prosecutors charged a Florida doctor for allegedly taking $26 million from Medicaid, Medicare and other health insurance for phony health procedures.
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Degraft-Johnson ran the Heart and Vascular Institute of Northern Florida in Tallahassee and is accused of submitting false claims to health insurance agencies for procedures and obtaining the money for his personal use, according to court documents. This allegedly took place between Sept. 21, 2015 and Feb. 4, 2020.Degraft-Johnson allegedly went to hospitals, scheduled patients for unnecessary visits and billed for the phony services, federal prosecutors said.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles A. Stampelos agreed to a request by prosecutors to keep Degraft-Johnson, a naturalized American citizen, remanded until his slated trial date on March 23.
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