Work Injuries a Bonanza for Shifty Providers

Drug supplier Christopher Manfuso not only paid workers’ compensation doctors illegal kickbacks for dispensing pricey drugs, he actively coached them on what to prescribe. “The Lenza patch cost $34 and reimburses at $160,” Manfuso wrote in a May 2014 email to one physician. “Most of our doctors are having their patients use this product at night and the LidoPro cream (cost $21, reimburse $465) during the day.” Manfuso, who recently pled guilty to federal charges, is a stark example of the kind of elaborate provider fraud that infects the workers’ compensat...