Do the math: Echo markups equal profits

Candace Stuart | | Cardiovascular Business | Cardiac Imaging

It doesn’t take a mathematician to see that the cost structure for echocardiograms in the U.S. is wacky. The New York Times illustrates that price variability with an anecdote of one retired math professor whose bills for two echo exams differed by $4,100. 

The odd math of medical tests: One test, two prices, both high

Candace Stuart, Contributor

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