This is going to make the taxpayers happy:
Suleman receives at least $490 a month in food stamps, and three of her first six children are disabled and receiving federal benefits. Moreover, Kaiser Permanente's Bellflower Medical Center has asked California's health plan for the poor to cover the enormous cost of medical care for the eight premature infants in its care, according to multiple sources familiar with the case.
The disclosures came as the identity of the doctor who provided Suleman, a 33-year-old single mother, with the in vitro fertilizations became public Monday. In an interview on NBC, she identified the clinic as West Coast IVF Clinic, which is run by Dr. Michael M. Kamrava.
Despite his clinic's very low pregnancy rate, Kamrava appears to have found a kindred spirit in Suleman:
This is not the first time he has faced controversy. At least two of his former employees have sued him, including Shirin Afshar, an office administrator who alleged that Kamrava engaged in systematic insurance and tax fraud. She also said he routinely asked her to participate in medical procedures even though she was not licensed to do so.
The suit said Kamrava required patients to pay in cash, which was given to Kamrava's wife, who "never entered the payment into the computer and never deposited the payment in the bank" so that Kamrava could avoid paying income tax on the money. The clinic kept two sets of books, one for insurance payments and one for cash payments, the lawsuit alleged.
Afshar also charged that Kamrava's office systematically defrauded insurance companies by double billing for procedures and by billing companies for unnecessary medication that Kamrava kept and then resold to other patients. The suit appeared to have settled in 1999, shortly before it went to trial.
Suleman says she will probably pay for the care of her infants with student loans.
Suleman's nanny service sticks up for her, probably the only people in the country, besides some wrongheaded "feminists," who support her irresponsible actions.
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Nadya Suleman recently launched a website to promote the charitable cause she and Dr. Kamrava have created -- one high order multiple birth of eight children, a set of twins, and four more -- a total of 14 children. On her website, the mother of the octuplets is literally begging for assistance in supporting and raising the children she and Kamrava created.
What’s wrong with Michael Kamrava? Is he broke? Is he incapable of supporting these children?
What aberration of the law allows a man and woman to create children and then permits the man to walk away from the kids, scot free?
Why should any of us, especially the citizens of California through their state agencies, pay for someone else’s kids when they are capable of supporting them, themselves?
I for one can't imagine Kamrava can’t support a few kids. Besides, since he’s a doctor, his medical skills would probably come in handy for any special needs they may have.
I'm guessing there's a lot of guys who would agree that, hey, if they're paying their child support, why shouldn't Kamrava? He made 'em, he should pay for 'em.
And if the laws don’t allow it, then they need to be changed.
John Awner
Awner.com
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