Unnecessary Cardiac Stents Possibly Cost Taxpayers Millions
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 14:31
in Health & Medicine
A physician may have implanted hundreds of unnecessary cardiac stents in patients while charging a small fortune to U.S. taxpayers and private insurers.
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