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White House Report Finds Medicare, Medicaid Overspent $54B in FY2009

A report issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget found that Medicare, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage programs spent $54 billion in improper payments for healthcare in fiscal year 2009, an increase of $26 billion over FY 2008,…

Georgia Radiologist Arraigned on Fraud Charges

Rajashaker Reddy, MD, owner of Reddy Solutions in Atlanta, was arraigned in U.S. District Court on charges including wire fraud, mail fraud and healthcare fraud, according to a report in The Bulletin.

Los Angeles' Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Pays $3M to Settle Kickback Allegations

The Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, a sports medicine clinic in Los Angeles, has agreed to pay $3 million to settle allegations that it received illegal kickbacks from HealthSouth Corp., according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.

More Device Companies Expect Growth in 2010, But Caution Remains

More than two of three executives at medical device and in vitro diagnostics companies believe the business environment will be better for the industry next year than in 2009, according to new survey by Emergo Group.

Rural Residents, Women More Likely to Have Joint Replacement Surgery

An article in the in the December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism reported that Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27 percent more likely than urban recipients to have total knee or hip replacement surgeries, according to a release…

Report Breaks Down Costs of Osteoarthritis Care in United States

An article in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism reports that medical care for U.S. osteoarthritis patients costs $185.5 billion a year in 2007, according to a report in the Palm Beach Post.

Texas Orthopedic Group Celebrates 70th Anniversary

El Paso (Texas) Orthopaedic Surgery Group recently celebrated its 70th anniversary, according to a report by El Paso, Inc.

OrthoIndy Orthopedic Surgeon Joins Staff of St. Vincent Clay Hospital

Chris P. Bales, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoIndy, has joined the medical staff at 58-bed St. Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil, Ind., according to a report by the Brazil Times.

First Hip and Knee Arthritis Clinic in Rochester, N.Y., Area Opens

The first outpatient clinic in the Rochester, N.Y., area for hip and knee arthritis has opened, according to a report by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

Almost Nine Percent of Surgeons Concerned About Making 'Major' Errors

In a survey of surgeons commissioned by the American College of Surgeons, 8.9 percent of respondents said they were concerned they had made a "major medical error" in the past three months, according to an article on the survey in…