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A New York doctor is headed to prison for his role in a long-running bribes-for-test referrals scheme involving a New Jersey lab company. Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say Bret Ostrager received a 37-month sentence Wednesday. He also must forfeit $101,271. The 51-year-old Woodbury, New York resident had medical practices in Nassau County. He pleaded guilty last December to three counts in an indictment charging him with conspiracy and other counts. (6/8)

A Maryland physician who fled to Panama amid allegations he overprescribed addictive painkillers pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of health care fraud. Nicola Tauraso, 81, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. He faces up to 10 years in prison at his sentencing Aug. 8. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss 23 other counts, including narcotics conspiracy, in the plea deal. (6/8)

Two former employees are suing CareFlite, a nonprofit air and ground medical service provider, accusing the company of health care fraud for charging the government for services that were “not medically necessary.” (Krause, 6/8)