The American Gastroenterological Association recently signed a petition created by the Texas Medical Association, which calls on Congress to develop a "rational Medicare physician payment system," according to an AGA news release.
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Efren Mendez and Damian Beltran of Miami-Dade County, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.
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Anthony Mai is senior vice president of Sun Healthcare Finance, which offers a full financing solutions and related advisory services to companies across the healthcare industry, including ASCs.
Detroit-area residents Carlos Grana and Dwight Armstrong pleaded guilty for their roles in a $2 million Medicare fraud scheme taking place between Feb. 2008 and Oct. 2009, according to a joint news release by the Departments of Justice and Health…
Kennedy University Hospital in Stratford, N.J., has named Marc Neff, MD, as the medical director of its bariatric surgery program, according to a report by the Star-Ledger.
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