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S1 Ep168: Same procedure, 12 times the price: U.S. Women's Health Alliance sounds the alarm
The same low-risk procedure can cost five to 12 times more in a hospital outpatient department than in a physician's office. That gap is giving hospitals the money to recruit physicians out of independent practice, and in growing parts of the country there is no independent practice left to choose.
Medical Economics Senior Editor Richard Payerchin sat down with three advocates working with the U.S. Women's Health Alliance: Jack Feltz, M.D., the Alliance's president and a founding member; Rebecca Herrero, M.D., MBA, FACOG, president and CEO of Women's Health Associates of Southern Nevada; and…
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