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You've never seen a for-profit, physician-owned hosptal in action!

In some heathcare centers, the vast number of unnecessary (and at times even counterproductive and dangerous) scans, procedures, tests, extra visits, and of course operations is staggering, and a leading cause of the explosion in healthcare costs.

And the worst part is, we aren't any healthier as a result.

More people die of complications following surgery than in car accidents each year.

How many of these were unnecessary and driven by revenue concerns rather than patient needs?

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