Doctors scrutinized for pushing unnecessary surgeries

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Senators are probing cushy arrangements in which doctors are getting paid for the sale of medical devices they prescribe to patients, causing a troubling conflict of interest.

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday held a hearing to learn more about physician-owned distributors, which are device suppliers that have physician owners.

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