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Chattanooga Physician Settles with U.S. Government, Agrees to Pay $700K Over Alleged False Medicare Claims for Chelation Therapy
Chattanooga physician Dr. Robert Burkich and his clinic, Preventive Medicine Anti-Aging & Chelation, Inc., have settled with the U.S. government in a case where they were accused of billing Medicare for unjustified chelation therapy. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia, the allegations were that the treatments, which are generally reserved for serious cases of lead poisoning, were not medically necessary for the patients in question. The source states that between September 2009 and January 2017, Dr. Burkich billed Medicare for the chelation drug edetate calcium disodium (EDTA), despite patients not having lead poisoning.
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Brace for impact: Severe storms set to hit at 7 a.m. tomorrow!
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s time to stay alert as severe thunderstorms are expected to sweep through Northeast Florida and South Georgia. A confirmed tornado was reported in Tuscaloosa, and tornado watches now extend from North to New Orleans. This system poses quite the threat, so be sure to keep a close eye on updates from News4JAX.
Chattanooga Daily News
60-year-old man dead after being struck while crossing Highway 58 in storm, CPD investigating
Chattanooga, TN – A 60-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing Highway 58 early Saturday morning, according to the Chattanooga Police Department. Officers responded to the scene at approximately 12:15 a.m. after receiving a report of a pedestrian being hit in the 4700 block of the highway. Upon arrival, they found the man deceased at the scene.
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‘COVID about took my life’: Residents reflect on the five years since the pandemic put a pause to the region
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – March is the five year mark since COVID-19 began to have significant impacts in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. Local governments entered into state of emergency, sporting events were canceled and many businesses forced to shut their doors. March 2020 was the start of a journey...
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Horses fall pulling carriage, causing concerns
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Some Memphians are saying horse-drawn carriages and passengers in downtown Memphis should be banned. For years, horse-drawn carriages transported passengers, many of whom were tourists, and have been a part of the downtown Memphis landscape. On Thursday, the sight of what some thought were injured horses lying on the ground near a […]