Texas doctor charged in $89M fraud case as administration pushes healthcare crackdown

A Texas doctor was charged in an $89 million healthcare fraud case for billing insurers for unnecessary cardiovascular tests on college athletes and falsifying results. The indictment alleges the scheme, which spanned 2019 to 2022, included deceptive marketing and kickbacks, with one patient later dying from undetected heart issues. The Justice Department highlighted the case as part of a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud.