Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Doctor With Ties To Indicted Sen. Menendez Arrested
The Wall Street Journal: Eye Doctor With Ties To Sen. Menendez Arrested
Federal authorities arrested a Florida eye doctor who faces bribery charges with New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez and held him in custody after he was indicted in a separate fraud case. Salomon E. Melgen, of North Palm Beach, Fla., was charged with 46 counts of health-care fraud for, among other things, allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare between 2004 and 2013, receiving $105 million in payments over six of those years from the federal program for the elderly and disabled. (Stewart, 415)
The Associated Press: Doctor Tied To Menendez Remains Jailed On Medicare Charges
A Florida doctor charged with corruption alongside New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez was sent back to jail for a second night Wednesday while his lawyers try to negotiate his bond over allegations of Medicare fraud. (Sedensky, 4/15)
