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Foot, brain ... whatever

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From the New York Daily News (check that headline):

Foot doctor fraud afoot, state says

ALBANY - A Hempstead health care provider whose foot doctors were accused of prescribing drugs for schizophrenia and other conditions unrelated to feet has been barred from the state's Medicaid system after overbilling by $1.3 million, state Controller Alan Hevesi said yesterday.

The controller's audit found four podiatrists working for the company Signature Health Center had violated state law by prescribing 164 drugs used to treat acid reflux, high cholesterol, depression, erectile dysfunction, schizophrenia, sleep disorders and other ailments.

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.