Confidentiality Cloaks Medicare Abuse.

The article discusses instances of health-care providers in the U.S. receiving unusually large amounts from the Medicare insurance program. Several cases are described including that of Dr. Christopher Wayne, who in 2008 was the recipient of over $1.2 million in Medicare payments, much of it for an unorthodox regimen of physical therapy he administered. INSET: Secrets of the System.