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Chesapeake Regional Medical Center is in hot water after agreeing to a controversial deal to avoid trial over healthcare fraud tied to former surgeon Javaid Perwaiz, who’s already serving a 59-year sentence for bilking insurers out of $20 million via unnecessary surgeries. The hospital will admit guilt on key charges, install an independent monitor, and fund a $12.8 million patient compensation pool—covering procedures but not emotional distress. Prosecutors are hosting webinars to inform affected patients, while the hospital remains silent until the deal finalizes. This deferred prosecution could vanish or escalate depending on compliance—and patients may finally get some redress.

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