{"podcast":{"title":"Steel News with Ann Vandersteel","slug":"steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125","podcast_index_feed_id":6480125,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5915697/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel--5915697","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7c538bdee23c4591e8a21dafdd2ac2a5.jpg","author":"Maverick Broadcasting Network","episode_count":279,"summary":"Steel News is hosted by Ann Vandersteel, one of the premiere investigative journalists within Conservatism. Ann is a DAR [Daughter of the American Revolution] and finds studying the constitution and conservate activism her civic duty. Her career as a new media journalist began on a podcast in 2016 called Your Voice America. Before censorship, the show had 300K live views/night. 2017 Ann started her own show called Steel Truth which ran until 2022. Brighteon TV picked Ann up where she has been delivering nightly news weeknights on a show called Right Now with Ann Vandersteel.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125"},"episode":{"title":"DOJ vs. A COVID Doctor: COVID, Coding, and the Court. Fraud Case or Chilling Precedent | Dr Ron Elfenbein","slug":"doj-vs-a-covid-doctor-covid-coding-and-the-court-fraud-case-or-chilling-precedent-dr-ron-elfenbein","published_at":"2026-04-20T17:46:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125/doj-vs-a-covid-doctor-covid-coding-and-the-court-fraud-case-or-chilling-precedent-dr-ron-elfenbein","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/doj-vs-a-covid-doctor-covid-coding-and-the-court-fraud-case-or-chilling-precedent-dr-ron-elfenbein--71496880","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71496880/doj_vs_a_covid_doctor_covid_coding_and_the_court_fraud_case_or_chilling_precedent.mp3","summary":"A Maryland emergency physician who became a central figure during COVID is now at the center of a high-stakes federal case raising serious questions about medical judgment, billing practices, and the power of the DOJ. Dr. Ron Elfenbein, owner of Chesapeake ERgent Care and First Call Medical Center, was indicted in 2022 on healthcare fraud charges tied to COVID-19 testing billing practices. In 2023, a federal jury convicted him on five counts. But in a rare move, the presiding judge overturned that conviction, citing insufficient evidence and ambiguity in medical billing standards. The case took another dramatic turn when the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that acquittal—while still allowing for a new trial—finding that a jury could reasonably convict based on the evidence presented. Now, as Dr. Elfenbein prepares for retrial, his case is raising national questions: Where does medical judgment end… and criminal liability begin? Is this accountability—or a warning to physicians navigating complex federal rules during a crisis? This is Steel News where truth survives pressure. FEATURING: DR. RON ELFENBEIN https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-dr-elfenbeins-legal-defense Follow: ANN VANDERSTEEL https://AnnVandersteel.com","meta_description":"A Maryland emergency physician who became a central figure during COVID is now at the center of a high-stakes federal case raising serious questions about…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3474,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125/episodes/doj-vs-a-covid-doctor-covid-coding-and-the-court-fraud-case-or-chilling-precedent-dr-ron-elfenbein/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125/doj-vs-a-covid-doctor-covid-coding-and-the-court-fraud-case-or-chilling-precedent-dr-ron-elfenbein.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}