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14 Hospitals Allegedly Overbilled Medicare for Kyphoplasty

Fourteen hospitals have agreed to pay more than $12 million combined to settle federal allegations that they defrauded Medicare by overbilling for kyphoplasty procedures, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.

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