Oh my goodness! I hope he went to jail, too.
Didn't he make more money off Medicare by prolonging the deaths of his patients as well?
What a terrible, terrible man.
You know, I never considered that...but you are right...the man would have made more money, I suppose, if he could prolong my dad for as long as he could....good catch there...
My dad died before my mom...I never again did take my mom to that doctor for general care...I found her a better GP, one who would abide by her wishes...and when I brought her up to live with me, she went to another different GP, who also said he would abide by her wishes...if the doctor, thinks he is God, and tries to substitute his wishes for his patients wishes, then he is of no use to me...
Aside from being a doctor who wished to substitute his own wishes for his patients wishes, he was a crook...and who knows how many others he tried to coerce, and was successful with, thereby assuring more money in his pocket...thats a good question...I need to have my aunt look into that tho since this was several years ago, I doubt she would meet with any success...
Still, what you theorize, makes absolute sense...prolong the dying phase, to collect more money, and double money actually owed...what a crook...