Today I decided not to blog about health hints and facts but about a serious problem that was discovered today. Over 91 people throughout the country were charged with Medicare fraud amounting to over 429 million dollars. Doctors, nurses, and other hospital professionals in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Brooklyn, Baton Rouge, Los Angeles and Miami were involved in the case where they tried to steal taxpayer dollars for personal benefit. The finding of this case is a result of the Obama administrations investigation and interest to stop health-care fraud. Right now the administration is trying to stop future payments from coming into the health care providers suspected of the crime.
This article really grabbed my attention when I first saw the headline, 429 million dollars is so much money and for these people to be so selfish to take it for themselves is very wrong. This article appealed to me on two levels. Well first off, I want to go into the medical field one day and I cannot imagine being involved in a scheme like this. Taking advantage of taxpayers and patients who rely on these doctors for their health and well-being is awful. These people trust their hard-earned money into these people and for these people to be so inhumane and only think about themselves is terrible. Secondly, this also relates to my religion class, and moral decisions. These doctors and health-professionals definitely did immoral decisions that they will have to live with for the rest of their lives. (most likely in jail). It is scary to think how doctors who are supposed to help people will turn around and stab them in the back for their own benefit. Not only does this now stereotype doctors, because health-care costs are already expensive but its puts them in a villain position. Doctors are one of the highest earning category of people in the US and with this case it targets them as money hungry animals who will do anything for their benefit. This is a very scary topic not only for patients and taxpayers, but for doctors as well. We cannot assume every doctor is like this, and I hope they settle this case and put those who did this corrupt act in jail.
This article really grabbed my attention when I first saw the headline, 429 million dollars is so much money and for these people to be so selfish to take it for themselves is very wrong. This article appealed to me on two levels. Well first off, I want to go into the medical field one day and I cannot imagine being involved in a scheme like this. Taking advantage of taxpayers and patients who rely on these doctors for their health and well-being is awful. These people trust their hard-earned money into these people and for these people to be so inhumane and only think about themselves is terrible. Secondly, this also relates to my religion class, and moral decisions. These doctors and health-professionals definitely did immoral decisions that they will have to live with for the rest of their lives. (most likely in jail). It is scary to think how doctors who are supposed to help people will turn around and stab them in the back for their own benefit. Not only does this now stereotype doctors, because health-care costs are already expensive but its puts them in a villain position. Doctors are one of the highest earning category of people in the US and with this case it targets them as money hungry animals who will do anything for their benefit. This is a very scary topic not only for patients and taxpayers, but for doctors as well. We cannot assume every doctor is like this, and I hope they settle this case and put those who did this corrupt act in jail. 
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