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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.

Two insurance agents — Brent A. Carter of Harlington, Texas, and Michael N. Swetnam, Jr., of Los Fresnos, Texas — were charged with conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud in a scheme against Valley Baptist Hospital in South Texas, according…

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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Riccy Mederos, a resident of Miami, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud at a U.S. District Court in Savannah, Ga., according to a report from WSAV-TV.

Note: The following is reprinted from TASCS (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society) Update and was written by Bobby Hillert, executive director of TASCS. Please note that the information cited in this analysis sees frequent changes. The U.S. House and Senate…

Here are 20 shoulder surgeons and specialists to know.

Orion Medical Services, a management and development company for ASCs, announced the construction of a new surgery center, the completion of a new orthopedic center and the opening of a new corporate office.

Fifty-three physicians, healthcare executives and beneficiaries have been indicted in Detroit-based Medicare fraud schemes, which are estimated to have cost Medicare $50 million, according to a Department of Health and Human Services news release.