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The Binge Cases: Doctor Billions

by Sony Music Entertainment

After Derika Moses injured her back at work, she got her spine fused. But after surgery, her pain only got worse. She didn’t know why — until she got a letter in the mail telling her that some of the spinal hardware in her back might be counterfeit. Not sterile. Not FDA approved. Made in a machine shop in Temecula, California. Doctor Billions tells the story of the billion-dollar healthcare fraud that turned thousands of patients into unwitting cogs in a scheme involving dozens of doctors, lawyers and healthcare professionals across the country. At the center of one of the nation's…

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Episode 2 of 'Doctor Billions' continues the investigation into Pacific Hospital of Long Beach's rise as a world-class spinal care center. The episode's central premise is that this institutional success came at a significant cost: surgeons at the hospital allegedly engaged in illegal kickback schemes and deliberately…

Worth it if you're interested in healthcare fraud and institutional corruption, but verify the episode's depth and tone before committing time, as the show notes don't reveal whether it's investigative journalism or surface-level storytelling.

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