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September 2, 2021

Feds accuses UPMC surgeon of filing false claims to Medicare, Medicaid

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The chairman of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery systematically billed for unnecessary surgeries or surgeries he didn’t perform, the federal government said

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