A crusading, award-winning investigative reporter for television and news magazines Extra, Hard Copy, and Inside edition, Chuck Whitlock leads you into the underworld of MediScams. Here medical chicanery, good intentions gone bad, and unrepentant greed combine to consume America's healthcare dollars by the billions. Are you in need? The MediScams artists are there with false promises of therapies, cures and treatments.A shocking and unnerving book, MediScams blows the whistle on healthcare "professionals" hawking "scientifically proven" treatments that turn out to be fraudulent. Whitlock reveals the dirty secrets of health maintenance organizations and pharmaceutical houses. His expose of the mistreatment of patients and of Medicaid and Medicare fraud has shed light on the seedy underside of nursing home operations. Whitlock is relentless in his pursuit of those who abuse the publics trust. And he isn't afraid of pointing out the serious malpractice that goes on even in the offices of "respectable" physicians.In MediScams, Whitlock gets in the face of:- supplement manufacturers who cite only selective testing labs and portions of legitimate research to back up their fraudulent claims- bogus plastic surgeons - particularly the enormous number who operate without licenses or medical degrees- the research charlatans who recklessly dispense compounds, powders, pills and placebos- the carnies and hucksters who live off dental MediScams and nursing home rip-offs- fraudulent doctors - yours may be one of themMediScams will scare you, but more importantly, it will make you want to take action. It will show you how easily you may be taken by those who seem to care. All true and all documented, this book is thoroughly annotated, citing the arrests and convictions of the small percentage of those who get caught. An appendix provides a comprehensive resource list of private, professional and government agencies that offer information and consumer guidance, along with agencies that help victims of fraud. Read Less