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3. Stryker Biotech reps get off clean in off-label marketing suit
Federal prosecutors dropped all charges against the 2 remaining Stryker Biotech sales managers charged with illegal off-label promotion and of lying to the FDA.
2. 10 arrested in 2 cases of Medicare fraud
A federal grand jury indicted 10 individuals related to 2 schemes to defraud Medicare that cost the health care program more than $2 million in false claims for durable medical equipment.
1. New paths to profit
As traditionally high margins erode and hospitals consolidate their purchasing operations, what can medical device makers do to adapt their business models? Boston Consulting Group thinks it has the answer.
