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U.S. doctors offer discount surgery
 Up to 60% price cut for CanadiansTwo Michigan surgeons are offering discounted rates to Ontario residents facing lengthy wait times for spine or brain surgeries, portraying themselves as an "alternative" to what they say is an underfunded, inefficient Canadian health care system that poorly serves some patients. Dr. Teck Soo, a Canadian neurosurgeon now practising in suburban Detroit, and his partner, American orthopedic surgeon Dr. Peter Bono, say they will cut their normal surgical rates by 50 to 60 per cent for needy Canadians, and arrange payment plans for operations guaranteed within two weeks. They also said they would operate free of charge if someone cannot pay and desperately needs the procedure. Patients would be required to stay in Providence Hospital in Southfield, where Soo is chief of neurosurgery.... Posted by: anonymous2u 2005-02-04 |
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