A prominent Maryland doctor overseeing coronavirus testing at BWI airport and other sites nearby was indicted on Tuesday, accused by federal prosecutors of overcharging Medicare and other insurers by more than $1.5 million.
for someone to supervise a center offering monoclonal antibody infusions,A member of the House Health and Government Operations Committee, Saab recentlyfor state senate. He said in the financial disclosure: “First Call Medical Center had a contract with the Department of Health related to coronavirus testing and treatment.”
Connor Ferguson, whose LinkedIn page lists him as managing partner of First Call Medical Center, cautioned a reporter when reached by phone Friday: “Just be very careful — because it’s an independent company, with Dr. Elfenbein — in implicating First Call, so that’s all I’ll say. Because he operates a professional corporation under Drs ERgent Care.”No one at Drs ERgent Care or the related companies, other than Elfenbein, has been charged or accused of any crime.
“Covid-19 has impacted everybody,” Elfenbein told the journal. “We were able to be forward-thinking to provide needed public health services. In the process, that allowed us to grow as a business and provide about 180 new jobs, which is a great thing.
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