The Binge Cases: Doctor Billions

Doctor Billions | 2. Growing a Spine

October 8, 2026·34 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of Dr. Billions uncovers the rise of a massive healthcare fraud scheme centered around Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, orchestrated by hospital executive Michael Drobot, who turned a struggling facility into a billion-dollar spinal surgery mill through illegal kickbacks to

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People

Michael DrobotMark SersansiBill ReynoldsJoe McNallyPaul RandallMick McGrathDaniel Capon

Companies

Pacific HospitalThe Binge

Topics

Criminal Justice ReformInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue Crime

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