Methodology for construction of price and quantity indices
Subtitle: study of trends in physicians' fees
By: prepared by: David P. Etnoyer, Health Systems Research Department, Research Division, Pennsylvania Blue Shield
Contributors: United States. Health Care Financing Administration; Pennsylvania Blue Shield
Series: Research report / Pennsylvania Blue Shield -- R-425-1.; Research report (Pennsylvania Blue Shield) -- R-425-1.
Publisher: Pennsylvania Blue Shield
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Physician services utilization; Medical fees; Cost of Medical care; Indexes; Methodology; Medicare; Databases; Health insurance claims
Other titles: Study of trends in physicians' fees.
Description: Study seeks to develop physician fee and service utilization indexes using Medicare and private medical insurance claims data from Blue Shield Plans in Colorado, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Vermont to help analyze factors related to physician services market and price dynamics.
Notes: "The work described in this report was supported by Grant Number 95-P-97157/3 from the Health Care Financing Administration, U.S. DHHS."

"April 1981."

CMS copy in folder: Study of Trends in Physicians' Fees / Pennsylvania Blue Shield / Sept 15, 1980 / Grant #95-P-97157/3-02 / & 95-P-97157-3.