2 anesthesia legal battles in 3 weeks

Here are two anesthesia legal battles Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 22:

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1. The Federal Trade Commission sued U.S. Anesthesia Partners and its creator, private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.

2. Former Victorville, Calif.-based anesthesiologist Wendell Mark Street, MD, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for illegally prescribing and distributing oxycodone to buyers.

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