PODIATRISTS AND THE LAW

06/22/2012     

PA Podiatrist Indicted for Healthcare Fraud

A podiatrist who once practiced in Harrisburg and Elizabethtown is facing federal charges of healthcare fraud. Dr. Michael C. Karason, 43, has been charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud healthcare benefits programs, according to a grand jury indictment that was unsealed Tuesday.

The indictment alleges that Karason caused claims to be submitted to healthcare benefits programs for services purportedly provided in Dauphin County and Lancaster County when, in fact, he did not perform the services, according to U.S. Attorney Peter Smith. Karason was arrested in California by federal agents on May 25. His trial is scheduled for August 6. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, Smith said.

Source: Myles Snyder, WHTM, [6/19/12]