They Can Check In But They Can Never Check Out

To the FBI Washington Field Office:

Apparently, once you start defrauding the US Social Security Administration you can never be allowed to stop!  Don't you find this amazing?

Gary Freedman
Washington, DC


-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Freedman <garfreed@netscape.net>
To: dhobb <dhobb@mcclendoncenter.org>
Cc: nnichols <nnichols@mcclendoncenter.org>
Sent: Tue, Sep 17, 2013 4:37 pm
Subject: Re: : Complaint against Nurse Sara F. Carroll

Mr. Hobb,

Thank you for responding to my concerns about my medical management by Nurse Sara F. Carroll at the McClendon Center.

I believe I have brought the following communication addressed to the U.S. Social Security Administration to your attention previously, but in case I didn't I want to advise you that there is documentary evidence that raises substantial concerns about the reliability of diagnoses made by McClendon.

And by the way -- and this raises very serious concerns -- I have never met or was personally evaluated by an individual named Aimee Calderone-Burgess.  This individual could not have made a valid diagnosis; I do not even know who she is.  At this time I request that McClendon investigate why my file contains a report of psychiatric diagnoses made by an individual who never assessed me personally.

Regards,

Gary Freedman
Washington, DC
________________

LETTER TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (AND GW MFA)--

Deborah B. Garibay, RN, JD, CPHRM
Deputy General Counsel
Office of General Counsel
GW Medical Faculty Associates
2120 L St., NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC  20037
(202) 741-2204 - office
(202) 741-2653 - fax

Ms. Garibay,

For your information I forward a message that I sent to the General Counsel of the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) concerning the involvement of The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates in a possible fraud on the SSA, a felony in violation of 42 USC 1011.

Gary Freedman
Washington, DC
202 362 7064
_______________________________

David F. Black, Esq.
General Counsel
U.S. Social Security Administration

Dear Mr. Black:

This will apprise the U.S. Social Security Administration of evidence tending to show that my Social Security Disability claim (no. xxx xx xxxx) is fraudulent, a felony in violation of 42 USC 1011.

1.  In late October 1991 Dennis M. Race, Esq. (202 887 4028), a management partner at the Washington, DC office of the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, my former employer, consulted a psychiatrist named Gertrude R. Ticho, MD (deceased) (then Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, The George Washington University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry) who advised him that my complaint of job harassment appeared to be the product of a psychiatric "disorder" that might be associated with a risk of violence, rendering me a direct threat in the workplace.  Freedman v. D.C. Department of Human Rights at 4, D.C.C.A. no. 96-CV-961 (Memorandum Opinion and Judgment, Sept. 1, 1998) ("the firm . . . learned [upon consulting a practicing psychiatrist] that [Mr. Freedman's] behavior was indicative of a disorder known as 'ideas of reference,' which is sometimes accompanied by violent behavior.').   Dr. Ticho did not assess me in person and thus her professional opinion was a violation of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA's) so-called Goldwater rule which prohibits a psychiatrist from offering a professional psychiatric opinion about an individual without benefit of a personal exam and without obtaining the individual's consent for the opinion.  Dr. Ticho's psychiatric opinion, upon which the U.S. Social Security Administration relied in making its disability determination that I became disabled and not suitable for employment effective October 29, 1991 (the date of Akin Gump's job termination), lacked any medical reliability and was defamatory.

http://dailstrug.blogspot.com/2009/12/social-security-administration-initial.html

2.  In September 1992 I underwent a two-hour psychiatric assessment at The George Washington University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry.  The assessing psychiatrist, Napoleon Cuenco, MD, diagnosed me with bipolar disorder.  Earle W. Baughman, MD (703 836 9078), a supervising psychiatrist at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC, can verify that I do not suffer from bipolar disorder.

http://dailstrug.blogspot.com/2009/11/psychiatric-assessment-george.html

3.  In August 1993 Suzanne M. Pitts, MD (deceased) recommended that I take the anti-psychotic medication, Haldol for an unspecified psychotic disorder.  There is some suggestion in handwritten notes prepared by Dr. Pitts that her medical recommendation was retaliatory, made in response to a complaint I had filed against her with the D.C. Board of Medicine.

http://dailstrug.blogspot.com/2009/11/saving-best-for-last.html

4.  In May 1994 I underwent comprehensive psychological testing at The George Washington University Medical Center performed by Yu-Ling Han under the supervision of William D. Fabian, Ph.D.  The testing failed to disclose that I suffered from any psychiatric disorder of any kind and failed to disclose the presence of psychotic thought processes.  I was not on any medication at the time of testing.
 
http://dailstrug.blogspot.com/2009/10/psychological-test-results-gw-may-1994.html

5.  In February 1996 Dimitrios Georgopoulos, MD of The George Washington University Medical Center diagnosed me with paranoid schizophrenia, a psychotic mental illness. Earle W. Baughman, MD (703 836 9078), a supervising psychiatrist at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC, can verify that I do not suffer from paranoid schizophrenia.

http://dailstrug.blogspot.com/2011/11/where-is-evidence-of-schizophrenia.html

6.  In March 1996 I was administered the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) by Ramin Mojtabai, MD (under the supervision of Robert Jenkins, Ph.D.) at The George Washington University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry.  I scored 6 errors, the lowest meaningful score.  The WISC is a test of psychotic thinking.  A low score is considered a rule out for psychotic mental illness.  I was not on any medication at the time of testing

http://dailstrug.blogspot.com/2009/11/psychological-testing-wisconsin-card.html

7.  Currently, The George Washington University Medical Center Medical Faculty Associates apparently has no interest in conducting an internal investigation of this matter or of making a criminal referral to federal authorities about this matter.

http://dailstrug.blogspot.com/2013/08/gw-thinks-im-nuts-great.html

Gary Freedman
3801 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Apartment 136
Washington, DC  20008
202 362 7064


-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Hobb <dhobb@mcclendoncenter.org>
To: 'Gary Freedman' <garfreed@netscape.net>
Cc: 'Natalie Nichols' <nnichols@mcclendoncenter.org>; 'Michael Burt' <mburt@mcclendoncenter.org>; 'Anne Degirolamo' <adegirolamo@mcclendoncenter.org>; 'Sallie Twentyman' <stwentyman@mcclendoncenter.org>
Sent: Tue, Sep 17, 2013 3:57 pm
Subject: RE: : Complaint against Nurse Sara F. Carroll

Mr. Freedman,

At the McClendon Center we take allegations of Medicare/Medicaid fraud and abuse
very seriously. 

Actual fraud would have been committed if Nurse Carroll had billed for services
that she didn't provide.  I have no reason to believe that she did not see you
on the days for which she billed, so I believe no fraud was committed.

Abuse can encompass a range of issues.  It can vary from claiming too much (or too little) time with the patient, or it can be committed if you did not have a valid treating diagnosis.  

Your file contains the following diagnoses: 

Delusional Disorder (297.1), Major Depression Recurrent Severe Without Psychotic Features (296.33), Alcohol Dependence in Sustained Remission (303.90), and PTSD
(309.81), and Schizoid Personality Disorder (301.20).  These diagnoses were made
by Aimee Calderone-Burgess, who is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social worker, and therefore qualified to diagnose mental health conditions in the District of Columbia.  As you have valid DSM diagnoses and are being appropriately treated by an Advance Practice Registered Nurse, I believe your allegations of Medicare/Medicaid fraud are unfounded.

However, it is your prerogative to contact an appropriate agency such as the Office of Health Care Ombudsman to register your concerns.  You have my assurance that we will cooperate fully in any investigation conducted by any oversight agency at which you register a complaint.

Dennis Hobb

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Freedman [mailto:garfreed@netscape.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 2:38 PM
To: dhobb@mcclendoncenter.org
Subject: : Complaint against Nurse Sara F. Carroll

This is an enquiry e-mail via http://www.mcclendoncenter.org/ from:Gary Freedman <garfreed@netscape.net>

Mr. Hobb,

This will advise that I am considering filing a complaint against Nurse Sara F. Carroll. I have had the following communication with the DC Government.

Gary Freedman
_____________

Mr. Freedman:

The Office of Health Care Ombudsman and Bill of Rights has received your complaint concerning Medicare Fraud by Nurse Sara F. Carroll.

We need additional information to proceed with the filing of a complaint.  This information should include a description and dates of the alleged fraud committed by Nurse Carroll.

Please contact me on 202-724-7491 to discuss this matter.

Thank you,

Charlita Brown

From: Gary Freedman [mailto:garfreed@aim.com]
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 9:28 PM  ATD DOH
Subject: Medicare Fraud by Nurse Sara F. Carroll

To the D.C. Department of Health:

I am prescribed medication by nurse Sara F. Carroll at the McClendon Center, a DC Core Service Agency for mental illness.  I consult nurse Carroll once every two or three months for medical management for unspecified mental illness.  Nurse Carroll continues to treat me and bill Medicare and Medicaid (QMB Program) for her services despite the fact that I do not now nor have I ever suffered from mental illness.  I believe nurse Carroll's behavior constitutes a fraud on the Medicare system.

Gary Freedman
3801 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Apt. 136
Washington, DC
202 362 7064


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