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Anyone bulk buying devices in group purchasing arrangements and then re-selling to hospitals and ASC's and keeping the vig?
khn.org
"Hospitals can end up charging patients $20,000 or more for the materials, though they pay much less for them. Spine surgeons — who make upward of $500,000 a year — bill separately and may charge $8,000 to $20,000 for major procedures."
Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products - KFF Health News
Federal officials say that some of the money changing hands has corrupted doctors and endangered patients.
khn.org
"Hospitals can end up charging patients $20,000 or more for the materials, though they pay much less for them. Spine surgeons — who make upward of $500,000 a year — bill separately and may charge $8,000 to $20,000 for major procedures."
