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Southern Health Solutions Inc., a corporation, also d/b/a Next Medical and NextMed, Robert S. Epstein, individually and as a former officer of Southern Health Solutions Inc., and Frank Pat Leonardo, III, individually and as an officer of Southern Health Solutions Inc.
Case Summary
In July 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the operators of telemedicine company Southern Health Solutions, Inc., doing business as Next Medical and NextMed, have agreed to settle the FTC’s charges that they used deceptive claims about costs and weight loss, fake reviews, and fake testimonials to lure consumers into buying their weight-loss membership programs that had hidden terms and conditions.
The proposed order requires NextMed and its principals to pay $150,000, which is expected to be used to provide refunds to consumers.