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Blowing the Whistle: The Retaliation Against Charles Rehberg and Dr. John Bagnato
The Provocateur ^ | 08/20/2009 | Mike Volpe

Posted on 08/20/2009 7:02:59 AM PDT by fiscon1

After nearly two years of investigating non profit hospitals, Albany, Georgia surgeon Dr. John Bagnato and his accountant, Charles Rehberg, were convinced that they had uncovered systemic corruption in the non profit hospital system. While their investigation encompassed the non profit health care system as a whole, its nexis began at the local non profit hospital, Phoebe Putney. The two of them were certain that they found irrefutable evidence that Putney was making hundreds of millions each year, charging unnecessarily high fees to their poor patients, all while their executives enjoyed handsome compensation and the hospital paid no taxes because of its non profit status. In February of 2004, the two of them decided to get this message out. In that month, on multiple occasions, Charles Rehberg ANONYMOUSLY sent out faxes to local business leaders and politicians.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: baker; georgia; healthcare; hodges

1 posted on 08/20/2009 7:02:59 AM PDT by fiscon1
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To: fiscon1

ping


2 posted on 08/20/2009 7:13:35 AM PDT by 4Speed
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To: fiscon1
i just don't know which is more wicked: politics or institutional health care.

Clearly, allowing to serve one another is a dance with the devil.

They guys are heros. Amazing.

3 posted on 08/20/2009 7:24:12 AM PDT by the invisib1e hand (this slope is getting slippereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...)
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To: the invisib1e hand
I'm gonna try that again:

I just don't know which is more wicked: politics or institutional health care.

Clearly, allowing one to serve one another is a dance with the devil.

These guys are heros. Amazing.

4 posted on 08/20/2009 7:25:22 AM PDT by the invisib1e hand (this slope is getting slippereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...)
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To: the invisib1e hand

http://www.donoharmdoc.com/

that’s the film. Feel free to buy a dvd for $20. And, no, I am not associated with the film so don’t think I am promoting something.


5 posted on 08/20/2009 7:27:47 AM PDT by fiscon1
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