Private Company Overcharged for Surgery

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Alberta surgical company’s fees double public costs, according to AHS documents | Globalnews.ca

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Alberta Surgical Group billed taxpayers more than twice as much per procedure than it would cost in a public hospital, documents show.

An internal chart indicates estimates for hip replacements in Edmonton at the public health agency's hospitals was just over $4,000 as of last fall .

Alberta ’s auditor general, Doug Wylie , has since initiated an investigation into contracting and procurement at both AHS and Alberta Health .

The lawsuit says Mraiche -related firms have completed $614 million in government contracts for goods and services.

MHCare ’s lawyer has said any allegations of wrongdoing on the part of the company are “unwarranted and unjustified” The premier, LaGrange , Alberta Surgery Group and Marshall Smith have also denied any wrongdoing.

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