DOJ Anti-Fraud Actions Include $16M Kickback Settlement For Arthrex
Executive Summary
Arthrex reportedly paid a physician to use the company’s orthopedic products. Separately, multiple telehealth-related false-billing schemes landed six men in hot water.
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