re: Shoulder surgery cost...bananas.

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so many pro athletes have paid ridiculous money to get surgery there

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Pro athletes' getting treated at the Andrews clinic are actually workers compensation claims (i.e. caused by work-related injuries). Those medical costs are subject to the workers comp statutory reimbursement rates, which are by far the lowest of all possible reimbursement schedules.

Your shoulder repair (as an employee in a typical employer health insurance plan) was probably more profitable (performed at a higher negotiated rate) than the same procedure for off-season surgery for the QB of your favorite team.