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ArthroCare Announces Review of Insurance Billing Practices; CEO Departure and Management Changes; Investigations by SEC and US Attorney Offices in Florida and North Carolina

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, March 8th, 2009

ArthroCare Corp. (PINK SHEETS: ARTC) announced that a review being conducted by the Audit Committee has identified certain improper practices in the insurance billing and healthcare compliance practices associated with the Company's Spine Business Unit.

While the review, which is being conducted with the assistance of outside counsel Latham & Watkins LLP, is not yet complete (as described below), the Audit Committee has reviewed evidence that indicates that the Company’s Spine Business Unit engaged in and may have caused others to engage in improper practices in certain instances by: (1) seeking separate reimbursement from insurers for Company products in connection...

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