dr. jack's name. some called him "dr. denial." this is a recording of dr. telling a physician that a patient's level of care should be lowered. >> tim jack: because given what his current progress is and his current symptoms are, he can be managed at a lower level of care as effectively as in an intensive outpatient program. >> you know, doctor, i just want to say that i have spoken to you on so many different occasions, and with so many different clients, and i've never really had a positive outcome as far as authorization from you, so i just needed to bring that to your attention. >> jack: this is not a personal matter. >> i understand, sir, but the client appears to meet the criteria, so... >> pelley: we found dr. jack's denial rate averaged 92% in one six-month period in 2011. but that was typical among 11 reviewers contracted by anthem. some of them had denial rates of 95% and 100%. what's the impact on a family after a phone call like that? >> kathryn trepinski: devastating. >> pelley: kathryn trepinski is a lawyer who represents patients. she does not

. >> you also need the language skills of dr. jack taser. >> i can attest that it is a true and faithful copy of the accepted greek version of the new testament. >> it's also jewelry which explains why an israeli company is making a product that has no local market. but christian tourists flock to israel. their appetite for religious ornamentation ranging from kitsch to spiritual is inning but nano. allen pizzey cbs news jerusalem. >> jeff: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later on cbs 60 minutes and first thing tomorrow cbs this morning. also don't forget our new digital network cbsn. i'm jeff glor in new york. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org plus: it's official. the 49-ers and coach jim harbaugh are going their separate ways-- leaving many frustrated fans wondering: what now? and a great white shark takes a bite out of a surfer along the central california coast. kpix 5 news is next. stunned and saddened. students area high school are mourning the loss of a popul

. >> a maryland doctor is fighting back against allegations that he is becoming the next dr. jack kevorkian. we first wrote the story of dr. lawrence egbert who lost his license after helping an assisted suicide. >> they may call dr. egbert maryland version of the dr. of death, but the title doesn't really seem to fit in you meet him. we met him in baltimore here today where he lives and works. he is an unassuming, friendly man who works out of his second-floor apartment. he recently lost the medical license he has held in maryland for more than 50 years but says he has absolutely no regrets. dr. lawrence egbert demonstrating how to end a life. this maryland physician has seen this scenario play out as many as 100 times since 2006. helium gas, often the last breath people took. >> is it a humane way? >> is painless, if that's what you mean. >> he gives -- he says it gives them the option to end their lives with dignity. >> whenever help them. we didn't buy the equipment -- we never help them. we didn't turn the equipment on or connected. >> he says he provided a hand to hold and a

dr. jack waited 22 minutes for a call back and then denied coverage. call to denial, 54 minutes speaking to no one. patrick kennedy, welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> what's your reaction to scott's piece? >> well, it's all too familiar a strategy that mental health is not treated like the rest of physical health. the notion was 90% to 100% rate where you would never expect that for cancer or vascular disease. when i wrote the law it was to treat the brain illness like the rest of physical health. it's not complicated. what is complicated getting to the details how medical utilization review, medical assessments and determines are made. i vitamin the insurance companies to really come forward now that this new law is in place and outline how they will make these decisions because what's most frustrating is the lack of transparency in how they make these decisions. as you saw in your report, this doctor never saw ashley and was making a decision really on the fly. and, of course, was reimbursed basically to deny. so we need to clear this up. and i -- y

dr. jacks for a call back and then denied coverage rchlt from the first call to denial, 54 minutes, speaking to no one. >> patrick kennedy, welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> what's your reaction to scott's piece? >> it's all too familiar tragedy that mental health is not treated like the rest of physical health. the notion that there was 95% to 100% denial rate for mental illness, where as you would never expect that for cancer, diabetes or cardiovascular disease. the objective was to simply treat brain illnesses like the rest of physical health. it's not complicated. what is complicated is getting to the details of how medical utilization review, medical necessity determinations are made. i invite the insurance companies to really come forward now that this new law is in place and outline how they will make these medical utilization review decisions. because what's most frustrating is the lack of transparency in how they make these decisions. as you saw in your report. this doctor never saw

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jack whalen asked the officer what he would prescribe? >> no examination, not even his vital signs were taken during these office visits. >> as dr. wean was taken to be charged with narcotic abuse charges, he denied the allegations. >> this is all wrong. all wrong. >> these are people with serious drug addictions, do you feel responsible at all? >> no, i'm a good doc and i take care of people. >> it's unclear how long the investigation has been underway but dr. wean is the recipient of scathing reviews many of which detail the alleged operation, in one a person writes, if you come in for pain management, he demands $300 for oxycodone and he only takes cash. doctors are suppose to save lives not ruin them. >> kids are becoming addicted and are dying as a result. >> bail for dr. wean was set at $500,000, and at last check he did not post bond. live in media, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you chad. >>> coming up new information about mass murderer, bradley stone, what we learned today about his death. >>> and a look at the crime fighting tool giving police a different view of the evidence. >> well, the winds of ch

dr. j. all the way. going to talk about new relationship with anthem media group. on twitter jack on, i was paying attention. wilt chamberlain revealing his extra long postage stamp. very good. and the trade ii who tweets all the time fabulously: how about chauncey billups? i guess it will be melissa's freaky money with dennis rodman. all great guesses but tomorrow gracing the "money" set for the very first time, he's number 91 in your programs but number 1 in your hearts, dennis rodman. that's right, nba hall of famer dennis rodman will be live here in studio. are you afraid for me? you shouldn't be. he's going to be here along with brandon steiner, the sports memorabilia company. they are making a big announcement on the show tomorrow. how fun! until then, here's liz. liz: ask him how kim jong un is doing -- melissa: trust me, i will. liz: hope everybody watches. and now you're with us. why did the markets endure this stomach-churning drop in the one p.m. eastern time hour? we're here to watch what could be a slight comeback for you, but no records today after the dow plummeted

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jack points, he gave in. he wrote a letter saying he accepted the proposition 100%. in time he introduced william sebold to dr. rankin, one of the many deliuss for nicholas fritz reuter, an english fluent officer based in hamburg and today we have nicholas ritter's daughter, kathryn wallace in the second row here. just to fill in slightly who she is and how she came into the story, catherine was the young girl during the war. ritter live in the united states in 1920s, married in alabama born woman who he took with him to germany, they had two children. one of whom was kathryn and by the time ritter matt william sebold and brought him into the spy service they were already going through a divorce and catherine was a young girl who had an extraordinary wartime story she has written about in her own memoir which involve the divorce and custody battle like kramer vs. kramer melted fat whisking glorious bastards. it is quite a story. she came to the united states and currently lives in the washington dc cheri and speaks not with a german accent that a thick of the south. she was a real help in this book and a real