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3. CRM: Hospital chain unveils federal probe into medical necessity of heart rhythm implants
The U.S. Justice Dept. launches a probe into hospital chain HCA Holdings, reviewing the medical necessity and Medicare billing practices surrounding implantable cardio-defibrillators.
2. Sunshine Heart rises on FDA approval for next-gen C-Pulse blood pump
Wall Street reacted with a 11% for Sunshine Heart following conditional FDA approval for the next generation of the medical device company’s C-Pulse outside-the-bloodstream heart pump.
1. M&A: The top 15 acquirers among medical device companies
A look at the most acquisitive medical device companies, culled from MassDevice.com’s Big 100 database of more than 1,300 medical device industry transactions.
