A Michigan doctor faces health-care fraud charges after billing Medicare for vitamin C treatments for the coronavirus, the Department of Justice said.
Dr. Charles Mok, the operator of a chain of health clinics specializing in varicose vein treatments, told patients in marketing videos that vitamin C bolsters the immune system and reduces the severity, duration, and contagiousness of Covid-19. according to a DOJ statement released Tuesday.
The Food and Drug Administration hasn’t approved any treatments or vaccines for Covid-19, the DOJ noted.
Mok’s company, Allure Medical Spa PLLC, submitted at least 98 claims to Medicare and to insurance companies for ...
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