Guilty by Degree

Epitomizing the phrase, "physician heal thyself," in "Guilty by Degree" Madsen slowly but finally embraces the great irony she must leave medicine in order to heal and transform her fears and doubts into truth and freedom. After the feds visit her patients' homes, then visit her medical office, the extreme investigation by the federal government for Medicare and Medicaid billing fraud-that to her is a billing error blown out of proportion-continues. After eight months, her heart breaks...
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Epitomizing the phrase, "physician heal thyself," in "Guilty by Degree" Madsen slowly but finally embraces the great irony she must leave medicine in order to heal and transform her fears and doubts into truth and freedom. After the feds visit her patients' homes, then visit her medical office, the extreme investigation by the federal government for Medicare and Medicaid billing fraud-that to her is a billing error blown out of proportion-continues. After eight months, her heart breaks and she spends five days in the hospital. After being discharged on nine medications, recovery starts with watching the tides go in and out, and arranging early retirement on social security and Medicaid. After hitting the road and living for another six months in her van named Jane, she finds life after medicine with her new tribe-those living in the fringe of society. A magnificent act of courage as well as beautifully crafted, this story needs and wants telling with all its humanity laid bare. This book honors every person's desire to do the right thing, fight the good fight, and find his or her own courage.