Fixing Medical Prices : How Physicians Are Paid /

Medical care prices in the United States are not only the most expensive in the world, but there are wide variations in what physicians are paid. Doctors at the frontlines of medical care who manage complex conditions argue that they receive disproportionately lower fees than physicians performing s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laugesen, Miriam J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2017]
Temas:
Health services administration > United States.
Medical care > United States > Evaluation.
Medical economics > United States.
Medicare.
MEDICAL / Health Policy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction: The House of Medicine and Medical Prices
  • 2. The Enduring Influence of the House of Medicine over Prices
  • 3. The Science of Work and Payment Reform
  • 4. How Doctors Get Paid
  • 5. Conflicts of Interest and Problems of Evidence
  • 6. Complexity, Agency Capture, and the Game of Codes
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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