A patient nearly died to save him $1110
Where I’m from, you can have someone killed for $5000. I will do it for $1110. I’m a hand surgeon.
I practice (or practiced, by the time you read this) in an area that is what we often refer to as “underserved.” Rather, the area isn’t, but the people I treat are. I work in a large urban referral center that has a very high proportion of Medicaid as well as …
A patient nearly died to save him $1110









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