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nradov on Aug 4, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why doctors hate their computers (2018)

The problem is largely imposed by Congress in terms of strict rules about what hospitals are allowed to bill Medicare for. This is not something that teaching hospitals have imposed on themselves.

s1artibartfast on Aug 4, 2025 [–]

correct, I didn't mean to imply it was by the hospitals, although the teaching hospitals may still benefit from the current arrangement.

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