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What's the Difference Between a Hospital and a Surgery Center?
In a lot of places there's basically one hospital, and so the insurance company kind of has to pay what the hospital asks because it's the only hospital. That's fairly the main driving thing. It's just market power and no other options. So it's kind of an anti trust problem. Although if you recognize the surgery center as part of the market, then, like, there's a solution. You don't have to go to the hospital. There is a competitor. Well, that is the problem. How easy is it to effect change in the market? Like, how easy is it for a top orthopedic surgeon to open a surgery center and to move out of the