“..Is practicing medicine in the United States of America today, with the criminalization of differing medical opinions, worth it? I will tell you what I said about a brilliant young family member considering medicine. Think long and hard before you swim in those waters. It’s not safe..”
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 30: John Fugelsang attends SiriusXM’s Karen Hunter and hosts a “White in America” special at SiriusXM Studios on June 30, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
Muhamad Aly Rifai, MD Acquitted, The government prosecutor added a litany of erroneous, misleading but scandalous, and headline-grabbing analytics suggesting that on some days in 2015, services were billed for more than 24 hours of work and that my practice sent bills on deceased Medicare beneficiaries after the date of death. The government investigators and prosecutor believed that this minority Muslim physician of Syrian origin, who is solo practicing, would quickly relent and submit to a plea agreement.