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pghgreatest t1_jab26pb wrote

Reply to comment by PorkyWallace in UPMC agrees to pay $8.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit filed by former surgeon by Newkid92

If The resident does most of the procedure does the insurance company and patient get a discounted rate 😏

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PorkyWallace t1_jab8msq wrote

No.

For the same reason that Apprentice Plumbers do most of the work on your bathroom but you pay the Company's labor rate. Overhead.

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pghgreatest t1_jacxon0 wrote

Dental schools give discounts for work tho since residents are working.

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