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To: LindyBill who wrote (172860)7/7/2006 7:56:35 PM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793903
 
Another possibility to consider: The Feds are really tightening the screws on Medicare reimbursements, so I suspect many providers are being "creative" about billing others who can pay to help make up the difference.



To: LindyBill who wrote (172860)7/7/2006 10:19:34 PM
From: Ish  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793903
 
<<If for no other reason, Lawyers. >>

But at $525 per 8 minutes? 4 procedures being done at the same time? If his insurance costs that much how many people did he kill?