U.S. Department of Justice investigating whether some Idaho physicians violated federal laws

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether some Idaho doctors violated federal antitrust laws through fees, contracts and refusal to treat some patients. The investigation involves unnamed orthopedic surgeons and the Idaho Industrial Commission, according to a Sept. 11 memo from the Idaho Medical Association to its physician members that was obtained by the Idaho Statesman. The commission pays doctors... [read full story]