Rorting Health Practioners Busted
...igh. This might be due to legitimate reasons, or a genuine misunderstanding of the requirements. The PSR has almost ground to a halt since 2004, partly due to a plethora of lawsuits from targeted doctors, and a reduced number of doctors being referred by Medicare for investigation. In 2005-06, Medicar......sner opines. At the same time, while Posner says genuine depression is fueling the prescription numbers, Dr. Robert Goodman, an internist in New York City, says the real force behind skyrocketing antidepressant prescription rates is pharmaceutical marketing to doctors and to consumers. "You put those two t...