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Would changing the medical billing process help control health care costs? Please explain your answer.

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This solution discusses if changing the medical billing process would help control health care costs. A detailed explanation is provided.

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Changing the medical billing process won't help health care costs unless the method that was changed was so efficient and low cost that it would significantly save every major medical center and insurance company a high percentage of their overhead costs. Since this wouldn't probably be ...

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