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How much for an amputation or checkup? It takes a complex formula and a committee of doctors to set the price for every possible health care procedure

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
How much for an amputation or checkup? It takes a complex formula and a committee of doctors to set the price for every possible health care procedureThe price physicians charge for every surgery, checkup or other procedure has a precise formula behind it. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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