Yes it is disgusting, maddening, and in a way, bizarre considering that Medicare reimbursement for psychiatric services is shamefully inadequate. (No question,

Yes it is disgusting, maddening, and in a way, bizarre considering that Medicare reimbursement for psychiatric services is shamefully inadequate. (No question, Medicare reimbursement does not come close to covering the costs of providing mental health care, hence many professionals won't take Medicare patients.) That makes it hard to understand such fraudulent claims, yet the FBI statement documents claims or payments for psychotherapy that wasn't provided. Seems like a poor way to defraud the government. The only thing I can think of is billing a large volume of false claims and thinking low-value services like mental-health care would slip under the radar. I'm very glad to see a few "scam artists" were caught. They deserve what's coming to them, but the ongoing occurrence of fraud suggests fundamental problems remain unaddressed.