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Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the administration will rescind all or part of three Medicaid regulations that were previously issued and delay the enforcement of a fourth regulation, according to an HHS news release.

Chaunsay Beckwith of Tucker, Ga., was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison and more than $1 million in restitution for healthcare fraud, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Two Houston, Texas-area physicians, Arun Sharma, MD, and Kiran Sharma, MD, were charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, costing Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers $9 million, according to a report by KIAH News.

Devendra K. Varma, MD, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., was charged with a criminal charge that is "basically" healthcare fraud, according to a report in the Southeast Missourian.

Boston Scientific has named Ray Elliott at its new president and CEO, following an announcement from current CEO Jim Tobin that he will retire, according to a Boston Scientific News release.

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