A federal jury is set to deliberate over accusations that a former Pine Bluff, Ark., physician implanted unapproved birth control devices into his female patients, according to a KSPR news report.
Kelly Dean Shrum, MD, was charged with introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, as well as healthcare fraud and money laundering. He allegedly implanted a birth control device that was not approved in the U.S. and then billed Medicaid for a more expensive device that is approved for use in the U.S., according to the report.
Dr. Shrum said he "acted in good faith" and was told by other physicians that the device was just like the approved device, according to the report.
Read the KSPR news report about Dr. Kelly Dean Shrum's alleged fraud.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- Michigan Plastic Surgeon charged With Filing False Claims to Medicaid and BCBS
- Los Angeles Physicians Charged for Roles in $5M Medicare Scam
- Kentucky Podiatrist Accused of 23 Counts of Medicaid Fraud
Kelly Dean Shrum, MD, was charged with introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, as well as healthcare fraud and money laundering. He allegedly implanted a birth control device that was not approved in the U.S. and then billed Medicaid for a more expensive device that is approved for use in the U.S., according to the report.
Dr. Shrum said he "acted in good faith" and was told by other physicians that the device was just like the approved device, according to the report.
Read the KSPR news report about Dr. Kelly Dean Shrum's alleged fraud.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- Michigan Plastic Surgeon charged With Filing False Claims to Medicaid and BCBS
- Los Angeles Physicians Charged for Roles in $5M Medicare Scam
- Kentucky Podiatrist Accused of 23 Counts of Medicaid Fraud