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Re:How to Build a Healthcare Unicorn? by elliekelly on Sunday December 01, 2019 @12:12PM (#21676462)
> There was a strange case where a doctor would give patients a drug to induce labour and give birth early.

It also allowed him to bill for Saturday deliveries which paid a higher rate. The story is well worth a read for anyone who missed it.

Edit: This article[1] just provides a summary. This article[2] was the original investigative reporting.

[1] https://www.thecut.com/2019/07/paul-shuen-toronto-medical-ma...

[2] https://torontolife.com/city/greed-betrayal-medical-miscondu...

Re:How to Build a Healthcare Unicorn? by pkaye on Sunday December 01, 2019 @01:00PM (#21676772)
Seems like people find a way to game everything. Yesterday I was reading elsewhere about what happens in long term care facilities where patients are kept around for unnecessary procedures until the insurance runs out and which point they are pushed back to the hospital under pretense of some emergency.