Cyberonics shares fall on potential payment cut (AP)

Thursday August 28, 3:39 pm ET Cyberonics shares plummet on threat of payment cut from government's Medicare program WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shares of Cyberonics Inc. fell Thursday after an analyst said the government likely will cut payments for doctors who help replace the company's epilepsy-fighting implants. Houston-based Cyberonics markets the Vagus Nerve Stimulation, a pacemaker-shaped device that is implanted in... [read full story]