Legalized Extortion: How the Government Hunted Black Doctors for Treating Poor and Elderly Medicaid Patients (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798197083821)

What happens to a community when the people who care for it are systematically removed?

For decades, a quiet but devastating injustice has shaped America's medical system. Legalized Extortion exposes how the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) targeted and shook down Black doctors under the guise of protecting Medicaid funds. What was uncovered nearly forty years ago is still happening today, with even greater sophistication, designed to selectively punish doctors, dentists, and pharmacists across the county.

The impact reaches far beyond the medical profession. With fewer than five percent of physicians in the United States being Black, and hundreds removed from practice each year, entire communities are left without trusted care or medical advocates. The well-being of the Black community is at stake.

You are about to step into the truth that has been hidden for far too long. What you learn in these pages will show how these actions erode access, trust, and survival for those who rely on these doctors the most.

It is a reality that can no longer be ignored.

"I am amazed at how you were able to tackle such a complex subject and make it readable. Done correctly, it should earn a Pulitzer. This is a masterpiece." - Dr. Barbara Reynolds

About the Author
Angela Greene is a veteran media professional celebrating forty years in radio and print. Based in Atlanta, she holds a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in administration of justice and security. Her journalism career began at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution while she was still in college.

Angela has extensive on-air experience on Atlanta radio, where she has worked as an on-air talent at WCLK, WFOX, WSB-FM, WALR, WVEE, WAOK, and WPGN, and as a producer. She currently hosts the award-winning Jazz Flavors on WPGN Radio Atlanta, where she received the 2024 Larry Tinsley Broadcast Award for Radio Show of the Year. She also hosts the YouTube podcast Conversations with Angela.

In 2023, she was named to Black Women in Radio's distinguished "Inaugural 30," whose careers are archived in the Library of Congress. She is a member of the African American Civil Rights Caucus for the Radio Preservation Task Force, as well as both the Atlanta and National Associations of Black Journalists.

Angela is the author of Unnecessary Roughness - The Story of a Mother's Fight for Justice, archived in the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Her latest work, Legalized Extortion - How the Government Hunted Black Doctors Who Treated Poor and Elderly Medicaid Patients, accompanies the forthcoming documentary of the same name and reflects her commitment to advocating for Black physicians and the communities they serve.

Author: Angela Greene
ISBN-13: 9798197083821
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2026
Pages: 146
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d