Dr. Salomon Melgen’s debt to patients, insurers swells to $52.9 million
Instead of paying
He did so after federal prosecutors said that since Melgen was sentenced in February they identified additional insurers and former patients who paid Melgen for eye treatments that were unnecessary.
Melgen's attorneys didn't object to the additional amount that includes
Defense attorneys
While many of his patients didn't have macular degeneration, as Melgen claimed, their eyesight improved as a result of the treatment they received, the defense argued.
While prosecutors contend Melgen submitted
The bigger question is whether Melgen can repay the money. In court hearings, prosecutors said he has either spent the money or put it in irrevocable trusts, making it off-limits.
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