The Nation - News from Jan. 19, 1986
A Rhode Island cardiologist accused of implanting as many as 55 pacemakers in people who did not need them has been convicted of taking kickbacks from pacemaker companies in return for using their products. The conviction of Dr. Felix M. Balasco, 46, of Cranston was the first time a physician has been charged and convicted in a Medicare fraud trial involving kickbacks from the pacemaker industry, a federal prosecutor said.
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