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Heart Test Costs Rise As Cardiologists Flock To Hospitals

Alan Bavley | The Kansas City Star | December 29, 2013

It was late in 2009, and Willie Lawrence and the other heart specialists in his practice faced a dilemma. Should they renew their expiring office lease and commit themselves to their independent cardiology practice at Research Medical Center or shut down their business and take the jobs that local hospitals were offering? Medicare helped make the decision for them. Read More »