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Zulfiqar Rana, MD, MPH, FACP
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Soaring Health Costs Pinned On Medical Devices
Posted by on June 8, 2011
The latest devices – from heart valves and defibrillators to artificial knees and hips – are usually significantly more expensive than older devices, and the intense marketing surrounding the introduction of new devices has become a major driver of rising health care costs.
http://feeds.kaiserhealthnews.org/~r/khn/~3/bengTWZgcL8/medical-device-costs-fiscal-times.aspx
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Zulfiqar Rana, MD, MPH, FACP 