More Healthcare Fraud

Yes, there goes more unnecessary expense in health care. It's also doing great harm to many patients. It's a Billion Dollar fraud case uncovered in California by the Feds.

Apparently, many back surgeries have been performed on patients who didn't need them. Why? The doctors were getting kickbacks on a per patient basis. It makes it difficult to trust doctors doesn't it? Not to say they are all criminals but certainly some are.

To make it worse they were using counterfeit screws to insert and treat the supposed back problems of the patients. Now the definition of counterfeit could tell you a lot: Made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.

But these counterfeit screws were  not safe to use with patients. When inserted they leaked toxins harmful to human beings. Patients who were the victims of this fraud suffered excruciating pain caused by the leaked toxins. The real screws would have been safe and if used on patients with a genuine need, would not have leaked toxins but instead helped the patient.

This scheme caused healthcare Billions of dollars. While some of it may be recovered through fines and some paybacks a lot of money has gone directly into the pockets of these perpetrators and will never be recovered.

If you haven't read The Last Client yet, you can purchase it at Amazon.com or at www.squarepegbookshop.com
It is a fictionalized story of fraud in the mental health system with mystery and intrigue.


 

Fraud in Health Care

The Last Client, my recently released novel, deals with one of the reasons health care costs in this country are out of control - fraud. Yes, there are many professionals in the health care field who are interested in making millions and sometimes billions through schemes that require fraudulent activities. In the last few years and presently the federal government is tracking down these criminals and prosecuting them. Of course some get caught and others are smart enough to get away with it for years. Mind-boggling!
In The Last Client you will read a psychological thriller that depicts one of those crooks who is attempting to get away with fraud. Read to see if he does.
It's available on Amazon.

Stan the Man

Last Client

My New Novel The Last Client is out. 

Excerpt:

He didn't want another suicide on his hands. The question is how to proceed. He now has possession of Jack's gun but he remembers that there were two guns in the drawer.

What happens next? Purchase on-line at www.squarepegbookshop.com to find out.

It's suspenseful and a real page turner is what people who have read it say.

Stan the Man

Writing

Writing in whatever form can be a mind-boggling experience.It's an opportunity to create a world, characters and experiences based in reality or fantasy. Non-fiction in all its forms can be mind boggling and difficult to write since the purpose is generally to represent reality. The problem is reality comes in as many forms as there are writers. I'm engaged in both writing fiction and non fiction and that seems even a bigger challenge, moving back and forth between the two genres can be confusing. I'm feeling confused today but want to get back to again making this blog part of my writing world.
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I find a renewed need to get back into writing on this blog. There are so many mind-boggling things going on that it is a shame to not write about them. Stay tuned....

Mind-boggling Absence

It’s been a mind-boggling absence. Yes, it has been some time since I wrote here on www.mind-bogglings.blogspot.com. This did not happen for lack of trying. Repeated efforts to post frustrated this writer. The on-line message I got was “error on page” which prompted my messages to Google feedback asking for help. Then recently I got the answer:

A window popped up telling me I may not be able to access some operations unless I upgrade to Chrome, the upgrade to Google’s search engine. I have always preferred Yahoo for my searches of the internet but now I must “upgrade” to Chrome in order to utilize my blog. That’s a great strategy for migrating me to Chrome, huh? It must be working with others also since the September 30, 2013 issue of Time Magazine states that reportedly Chrome is the most popular browser. It takes some time for people like me to catch up I guess. Hopefully I have.Chrome is working good for me.

In the same issue, Time states that Google has announced the formation of a new wholly owned corporation to carry out a brand new endeavor. This new Corporation is called Calico. It is a venture to find ways to extend the human life span. The front page of Time poses the question: Can Google Solve Death? It goes on to say: “That would be crazy-if it weren’t Google.”

Now, extending human life is a mind-boggling goal that I would support 100% and will keep tabs on without fail. After all, I am not a great fan of death.

Stan the Man      

Mind-boggling changes

Change is good, right? It keeps you interested in life. It keeps you on your toes. Creativity can be fueled by change. We are forced to find new ways of dealing with obstacles and problems which we might not have thought of without the impetus of change.

In the hot world of technology it is all about change. Who will come up with the “next big thing”? Whoever comes up with that new software, gadget or app could be the next millionaire or billionaire.

The world of psychotherapy exists to create positive change in those individuals and families that display dysfunctional ways. At the same time therapists and psychology theorists struggle to become the one who invents the new way of doing therapy and writes a book proclaiming it to be the best way yet. Yes, always with the desire to change the way change comes about.

The way our lives revolve around change, rapid change one would think change is the only constant. That may well be true in these modern times. We need to remember however that change has proven to be a negative as well. Research shows that change brings about stress and that the more change one experiences the more likely they are to have a serious illness, alcoholism, drug abuse or personal and interpersonal problems.

Change can be disorienting, it can confuse us, and can keep us from feeling sure about ourselves and our relationships to the world. Yes, there can be too much change in our lives. I am proof of that. Retirement three years ago was a huge change for me. It was followed by living in Seattle, New York City, Indiana, Miami Beach, San Francisco, Redwood City, CA and now in Panama City Beach, FL. How did we get here? I’m not sure how we got here in PCB, FL. Well yes, we drove here from the Bay Area which meant stops in San Diego, Tucson, Fort Stockton, TX, San Antonio, Baton Rouge, LA, and New Orleans. What a trip! We experienced changes in climate, culture, environment and our odometer reading. So here we are in Panama City Beach, FL where they (we) have the most beautiful beaches in the world. My wife has a good job and I’m trying to figure out what to do next. I’m hoping for a period of stability rather than change. I need it.

Stan the Man