Anchorage psychiatrist changes his plea to guilty in Medicaid fraud case

As Reported on KTUU



(I have edited their report for purposes of clean up errors, typos, etc)

Anchorage psychiatrist Dr. Shubu Ghosh has changed his plea in a case of fraudulently billing Medicaid and tampering with evidence. Dr. Shubu Ghosh has plead guilty to billing Medicaid more than $1 million for services he never performed. He said he was guilty for falsifying records in an attempt to cover up the improper billing. Ghosh founded Gosh Psychiatric Services and was arrested in April of this year. His sentencing is set for April of next year, and he could spend one to three and a half years in jail and pay a fine of up to $50 thousand.