Former physician leader arrested amid fraud allegations, 40 patient lawsuits

Brian Hyatt, MD, the former leader of Arkansas’ medical board, was arrested Oct. 9 for alleged Medicare fraud. Dr. Hyatt is also facing lawsuits from more than 40 former patients accusing him of holding them against their will when he ran the locked behavioral health unit at an Arkansas hospital, according to NBC News. 

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