A boom that is making doctors rich and putting patients in danger.

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In the “Wild West” of Outpatient Vascular Care, Doctors Can Reap Huge Payments as Patients Risk Life and Limb <[link removed]> To move vascular procedures out of expensive hospitals, the government turbocharged payments to doctors’ offices. Instead of saving money, it started a boom that is making doctors rich and putting patients in danger. by Annie Waldman

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The Big Business of Clogged Arteries

Steak Dinners, Sales Reps and Risky Procedures: Inside the Big Business of Clogged Arteries <[link removed]> Text messages, a whistleblower lawsuit and an internal investigation reveal the lengths to which Medtronic, the world’s largest medical device company, allegedly “groomed” doctors to overuse its vascular products in patients at a veterans hospital. by Annie Waldman <[link removed]>

Senators Demand Answers About “Alarming” Reports of Excessive and Risky Artery Procedures on Veterans <[link removed]> Hours after ProPublica and The Wichita Eagle published allegations of kickbacks for the “egregious” use of medical devices at a veterans hospital, Kansas’ Republican senators have questions for the VA secretary. by Annie Waldman <[link removed]>

Do You Have Experience With Peripheral Artery Disease? Have You Had a Procedure on Your Leg? Tell Us About It. <[link removed]> Some doctors may be overusing a procedure to clear out clogged arteries in legs, potentially leading to amputations. We need your help connecting with patients, including those who may not know they have had an atherectomy. by Annie Waldman and Maya Miller <[link removed]>

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