Patients trooped to celebrity skin doctor David Morrow, sold on the free cosmetic surgeries he proffered.
Insurance will pay everything, the Rancho Mirage, Calif., cosmetic surgeon promised. Patients believed Morrow, and his scalpel swung like a hyper-energized samurai sword. The gambit worked. Morrow ransacked health insurers, billing them for $50 million. At least $25 million cascaded into his bank accounts.
Yet something was wrong. Insurance generally doesn't pay for beautifying bodies. It's elective surgery, normally without insurable medical need. Morrow camouflaged the plastic surgeries in a deep forest of false diagnoses.
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