By eliminating insurance middlemen and reducing other administrative overhead, Dr. Forrest charges patients less than their out-of-pocket Medicare expenses.
Many of the contract attorneys worked for Hudson Legal, an outsourcing firm that provides workspace, pay and benefits to lawyers and charges firms like Kirby McInerney a slight premium over the hourly rate to cover overhead.
In theory, the outsourcing firms like Hudson Legal include overhead in what they charge plaintiff firms for their lawyers, meaning they should just pass through those charges to their shareholder clients, instead of marking them up.