Study: Riskier surgeries for back pain raise costs (AP) (Yahoo)

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Study: Riskier surgeries for back pain raise costs (AP) (Yahoo)

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04-07-2010, 01:40 AM	#1
NewsBot News Gatherer Community Support Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 39,017 My Mood:	Study: Riskier surgeries for back pain raise costs (AP) (Yahoo) AP - A study of Medicare patients shows that costlier, more complex spinal fusion surgeries are on the rise — and sometimes done unnecessarily — for a common lower back condition caused by aging and arthritis. Read the full article... (From Yahoo)

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