The recall includes approximately 2,300 devices distributed to customers prior to July 24, 2017. There have been 44 complaints about this issue so far.

South Florida is “ground zero” for healthcare fraud, with companies popping up left and right ready to bilk Medicare and Medicaid for millions of dollars.

The recalled products are not child resistant, posing a poison risk if the contents are swallowed by young children.

“Many private practice physicians and providers that I know are operating on smaller and smaller margins due to cuts in reimbursements," said radiologist Andrew Kayes, MD.

A jury sided with the estate of 76-year-old Ohioan Ronald Nielson, who was sent home without immobilization to protect his injury. 

The Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program will lower coinsurance for Medicare Part B beneficiaries for certain drugs, with savings between $2 and $390 per average dose starting April 1.

Medtronic acquired the technology in a 2022 deal reportedly worth $925 million.

Recent survey findings underscore that the vast majority of physicians believe prior authorization has a negative impact on patient care. In fact, some specialists think it leads to worse outcomes.