Replacing Faulty Heart Devices Costs Medicare $1.5 Billion in 10 Years A new report says seven types of defective pacemakers or defibrillators had to be replaced from 2005 through 2014. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Why Is Obamacare Enrollment Down?U.S.-China Friction Threatens to Undercut the Fight Against Climate ChangeTrump Rule Would Limit E.P.A.’s Control Over Water PollutionSuper Blood Moon 2019: Could a lunar eclipse in January be a foreboding message for 2019?Drug Maker Pays $360 Million to Settle Investigation Into Charity KickbacksDr. Lisa Schwartz, Advocate for Patients, Is Dead at 55