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Arkansas psychiatrist suspected of fraud steps down from chairman position on medical board

BY: - March 2, 2023

Dr. Brian Hyatt, suspended from Medicaid and under investigation for health care fraud, has resigned as chairman of the Arkansas State Medical Board. In a special meeting Thursday, the board voted to accept Hyatt’s resignation but allow him to remain on the board as a non-executive member. Vice Chairman Dr. Rhys Branman, a Little Rock […]

The corridor of an empty mental hospital.

Arkansas Medical Board chairman suspended from state Medicaid program

BY: - February 28, 2023

This is a developing story that was last updated at 3 p.m. Friday, March, 2023. The chairman of the Arkansas State Medical Board has been suspended from the Arkansas Medicaid Program and is under investigation for Medicaid and Medicare fraud.  State health officials suspended all Medicaid payments to Board Chairman Dr. Brian Hyatt on Friday […]