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Texas doctor charged in $89M fraud case as administration pushes healthcare crackdown
A Texas doctor, Jason Finkelstein, faces charges in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary cardiovascular tests for college athletes. Prosecutors allege he certified test results as normal without review, leading to undetected heart issues in a patient who later died. The Justice Department highlighted the case as part of a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud.
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