it's amazing. --- [log in to unmask] wrote: > --part1_1a3.1c2d40e0.2cd350f3_boundary > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > > boundary="-----------------------------1067579122" > > > -------------------------------1067579122 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I thought this was hysterical, it's just kind of sad > it's a true story. > > -------------------------------1067579122 > Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <HTML><HEAD> > <META charset=3DUTF-8 http-equiv=3DContent-Type > content=3D"text/html; charse= > t=3Dutf-8"> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" > name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> > <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; > BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= > f">I thought this was hysterical, it's just kind of > sad it's a true story. <= > /BODY></HTML> > > -------------------------------1067579122-- > > --part1_1a3.1c2d40e0.2cd350f3_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-path: <[log in to unmask]> > From: [log in to unmask] > Full-name: Tamar40 > Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:43:02 EST > Subject: funny story > To: [log in to unmask] > CC: [log in to unmask] > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="-----------------------------1067578982" > X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5002 > > > -------------------------------1067578982 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > .. and another thing > > A California podiatrist's footloose billing habits > could land > him in prison. > > Last week, a federal grand jury indicted Dr. Robert > Kasamatsu, > accusing him of collecting on fraudulent Medicare > billing, > totaling more than $600,000 over four years. > > Many elderly people who had never even met Dr. > Kasamatsu > reported that foot treatments they hadn't received > were listed > as "paid" on their Medicare statements. Apparently > Dr. Kasamatsu > accessed their medical records through nursing homes > where he > sometimes attended to other patients. > > But he didn't check the records quite carefully > enough. > > Dr. Kasamatsu is also accused of billing Medicare > for the > treatment of 30 patients who were dead at the time > of their > supposed procedures. (You can almost imagine a > stammering Woody > Allen playing the part of Dr. Kasamatsu trying to > explain why 30 > dead people needed the services of a podiatrist.) > > But it gets even better: Almost 40 of Dr. K's > imaginary patients > who had received "treatment" on both feet were > actually amputees > who were missing either one or both feet. > > D'oh! > > It just goes to show: You have to be light on your > feet to stay > one step ahead of the feds. > > To Your Good Health, > > -------------------------------1067578982 > Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <HTML><HEAD> > <META charset=3DUTF-8 http-equiv=3DContent-Type > content=3D"text/html; charse= > t=3Dutf-8"> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" > name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> > <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; > BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= > f">.. and another thing<BR><BR>A California > podiatrist's footloose billing h= > abits could land<BR>him in prison. <BR><BR>Last > week, a federal grand jury i= > ndicted Dr. Robert Kasamatsu,<BR>accusing him of > collecting on fraudulent Me= > dicare billing,<BR>totaling more than $600,000 over > four years. <BR><BR>Many= > elderly people who had never even met Dr. > Kasamatsu<BR>reported that foot t= > reatments they hadn't received were listed<BR>as > "paid" on their Medicare st= > atements. Apparently Dr. Kasamatsu <BR>accessed > their medical records throug= > h nursing homes where he<BR>sometimes attended to > other patients. <BR><BR>Bu= > t he didn't check the records quite carefully > enough. <BR><BR>Dr. Kasamatsu=20= > is also accused of billing Medicare for > the<BR>treatment of 30 patients who=20= > were dead at the time of their<BR>supposed > procedures. (You can almost imagi= > ne a stammering Woody<BR>Allen playing the part of > Dr. Kasamatsu trying to e= > xplain why 30 <BR>dead people needed the services of > a podiatrist.)<BR><BR>B= > ut it gets even better: Almost 40 of Dr. K's > imaginary patients <BR>who had=20= > received "treatment" on both feet were actually > amputees <BR>who were missin= > g either one or both feet. <BR><BR>D'oh! <BR><BR>It > just goes to show: You h= > ave to be light on your feet to stay<BR>one step > ahead of the feds. <BR><BR>= > To Your Good Health,<BR></BODY></HTML> > > -------------------------------1067578982-- > > --part1_1a3.1c2d40e0.2cd350f3_boundary-- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/