A study done by NBC News finds that surgery prices have been rising fairly rapidly. About a 100 million procedures are performed a year in the US, at a per capita rate 50% above that in Europe and with a cost of $500 billion. There is enormous variation in prices in the same region and costs for many common surgeries are up over 500% since 2009.
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at [email protected].
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at [email protected].
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