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Letters: Contract Negotiation Concerns

Bruce Rothschild, MD, and Herbert S.B. Baraf, MD  |  Issue: May 2013  |  May 1, 2013

Finally, I usually advise that the practice’s lawyer review the “fine print” of the contract language to prevent the insurer from “undoing” any hard-won provisions in an arbitrary fashion.

Herbert S.B. Baraf, MD

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George Washington University

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