Andrea Dunlop
š¤ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
upfront or rebuild exorbitant amounts postoperatively for procedures that were later deemed unnecessary or experimental. So I think that if we are to posit a motive, I think follow the money and that appears to be there.
upfront or rebuild exorbitant amounts postoperatively for procedures that were later deemed unnecessary or experimental. So I think that if we are to posit a motive, I think follow the money and that appears to be there.
Yeah. And I think, you know, this all just a couple of like quotes about this financial piece, you know, they're saying that, you know, from one of them, from the virtue complaint. Plaintiffs paid out of pockets for multiple surgeries recommended under false pretenses. Defendants intentionally billed outside of insurance coverage to shield from review.
Yeah. And I think, you know, this all just a couple of like quotes about this financial piece, you know, they're saying that, you know, from one of them, from the virtue complaint. Plaintiffs paid out of pockets for multiple surgeries recommended under false pretenses. Defendants intentionally billed outside of insurance coverage to shield from review.
Yeah. And I think, you know, this all just a couple of like quotes about this financial piece, you know, they're saying that, you know, from one of them, from the virtue complaint. Plaintiffs paid out of pockets for multiple surgeries recommended under false pretenses. Defendants intentionally billed outside of insurance coverage to shield from review.
From the Talbot complaint, surgeries were promoted and charged as innovative treatments, often excluded from insurance plans due to lack of scientific support. So it's kind of a two-way thing, right? Like you're getting the cash payment and not having to go through insurance companies and and have them approve the amounts, et cetera.
From the Talbot complaint, surgeries were promoted and charged as innovative treatments, often excluded from insurance plans due to lack of scientific support. So it's kind of a two-way thing, right? Like you're getting the cash payment and not having to go through insurance companies and and have them approve the amounts, et cetera.
From the Talbot complaint, surgeries were promoted and charged as innovative treatments, often excluded from insurance plans due to lack of scientific support. So it's kind of a two-way thing, right? Like you're getting the cash payment and not having to go through insurance companies and and have them approve the amounts, et cetera.
And also this is kind of shielding the fact that you're not doing as much due diligence. And there was also a claim in here about that they lied that they were funded by a study from the NIH that didn't exist. So there are a lot of just like, you know, a lot of sort of fraud claims in these, a lot of things about deceptive marketing.
And also this is kind of shielding the fact that you're not doing as much due diligence. And there was also a claim in here about that they lied that they were funded by a study from the NIH that didn't exist. So there are a lot of just like, you know, a lot of sort of fraud claims in these, a lot of things about deceptive marketing.
And also this is kind of shielding the fact that you're not doing as much due diligence. And there was also a claim in here about that they lied that they were funded by a study from the NIH that didn't exist. So there are a lot of just like, you know, a lot of sort of fraud claims in these, a lot of things about deceptive marketing.
So really just looking at this as functioning like a business that is doing extremely invasive surgeries on people, which is obviously very disturbing. Yeah, before we get into the Whistler complaint, so a couple of things that came up as this experimental piece of it was the morphometrics and this other thing called the TCI specialist.
So really just looking at this as functioning like a business that is doing extremely invasive surgeries on people, which is obviously very disturbing. Yeah, before we get into the Whistler complaint, so a couple of things that came up as this experimental piece of it was the morphometrics and this other thing called the TCI specialist.
So really just looking at this as functioning like a business that is doing extremely invasive surgeries on people, which is obviously very disturbing. Yeah, before we get into the Whistler complaint, so a couple of things that came up as this experimental piece of it was the morphometrics and this other thing called the TCI specialist.
And another piece that came up again and again in the lawsuits was that the person who was reviewing the images was actually not licensed as a radiologist. And this is the person that came up with this thing that is called the TCI specialist. So Bex, what do we know about these two elements?
And another piece that came up again and again in the lawsuits was that the person who was reviewing the images was actually not licensed as a radiologist. And this is the person that came up with this thing that is called the TCI specialist. So Bex, what do we know about these two elements?
And another piece that came up again and again in the lawsuits was that the person who was reviewing the images was actually not licensed as a radiologist. And this is the person that came up with this thing that is called the TCI specialist. So Bex, what do we know about these two elements?
You know, to that effect, I think, you know, we can assume that there was. And so what is the TCI special exactly? So they're using morphometrics as like they're using this measurement. That's their diagnosis. That they came up with and are, you know, this is like what they decided.
You know, to that effect, I think, you know, we can assume that there was. And so what is the TCI special exactly? So they're using morphometrics as like they're using this measurement. That's their diagnosis. That they came up with and are, you know, this is like what they decided.
You know, to that effect, I think, you know, we can assume that there was. And so what is the TCI special exactly? So they're using morphometrics as like they're using this measurement. That's their diagnosis. That they came up with and are, you know, this is like what they decided.