<span itemprop="author">Jeffrey L. Fraser, MD

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From addiction to exclusion: a physician’s struggle for redemption

Many consequences can happen to a physician who has faced the disease of addiction. One of the worst is to be placed on the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) exclusion list, which prohibits billing for both Medicare and Medicaid. During my hydrocod…

Let doctors in recovery be able to recover their careers

The stigma of addiction is alive and destructive in Nebraska. I can speak to the truth of this statement because I am an opioid addict in recovery. And if you happen to be a physician like I am, you better be prepared to have your profession and life d…