The FBI is investigating Mithril Capital for financial misconduct

Re:The FBI is investigating Mithril Capital for financial mi... by themgt on Thursday September 12, 2019 @02:30PM (#20954730)

It's possible the best performing knee surgeon will be the one that doesn't perform knee surgery, collects a fee, and returns your knee in the same condition it was in.

Nonetheless, that would be fraud.

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Re:The FBI is investigating Mithril Capital for financial mi... by ukoki on Thursday September 12, 2019 @02:54PM (#20955017)

> the best performing knee surgeon will be the one that doesn't perform knee surgery, collects a fee, and returns your knee in the same condition it was in.

Why not? Eg: "Sorry sir, but as you are a weak/old/high-risk patient, knee surgery would be very dangerous — my advice is to stay in a wheelchair"

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Re:The FBI is investigating Mithril Capital for financial mi... by blackflame7000 on Thursday September 12, 2019 @04:09PM (#20955885)

This situation occurs fairly regularly with cancer when they find out it's inoperable once they open you up. You still gotta pay for it though.

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Re:The FBI is investigating Mithril Capital for financial mi... by mrnobody_67 on Thursday September 12, 2019 @05:35PM (#20956717)

The data on the ineffectiveness of common surgeries is overwhelming, yet they continue to be performed, because compensation is tied to it.

The "Do something" syndrome is strong - https://fs.blog/2015/06/do-something-syndrome/

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Re:The FBI is investigating Mithril Capital for financial mi... by goatinaboat on Friday September 13, 2019 @03:40AM (#20960009)

I think it was Taleb who said the best way to assassinate a public figure is to provide them with a personal physician

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Re:The FBI is investigating Mithril Capital for financial mi... by Scoundreller on Thursday September 12, 2019 @04:37PM (#20956175)

That’s called a consult fee!

Or a salary.

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