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Most people never see their itemized hospital bill. They evidently think that someone else is paying it. An itemized hospital bills used as a talking point to discuss what is wrong with healthcare and how to fix it.
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Charles Peter MD
The author graduated from Tulane Medical School in 1954 and did a rotating internship and general surgery residency, Internship by 2 years on the district. 3 months were spent in Larry Melons Hospital in Haiti. Houston Texas as general surgeon, emergency room doctor, house doctor and hyperparic oxygen doctor.
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