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Friday, February 22, 2013

St. Lukes Doctor Reportedly Admits Overbilling Medicaid, Medicare

Dr. Wit A. Jamry, pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud Wednesday.

(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) *NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that the physician was not employed by Des Peres Hospital. A doctor who reportedly worked at both St. Lukes Hospital and Des Peres Hospital pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud Wednesday. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dr. Wit A. Jamry, 62, admitted billing Medicare and Medicaid for services he had not performed. According to a Des Peres Hospital spokesperson, the physician was not employed by the hospital. "He is an independent physician who was on staff, but we had nothing to do with his practice," the hospital spokesperson stated to Patch. Quoting from the Post story: "Jamry admitted that from 2007 …

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