Fixing medical prices
Subtitle: how physicians are paid
By: Miriam J. Laugesen
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780674545168
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: American Medical Association; Medical economics; Health services administration; Medicare; Medical care; Evaluation
Description: Fixing Medical Prices explores the activities of a largely unknown but highly powerful committee affiliated with the American Medical Association (AMA) that advises Medicare on the relative value of different medical services. Unwittingly or not, its recommendations set off a chain reaction that impacts all Americans. Medicare follows most of its fee recommendations, which are modeled by private insurers and federal and state programs. The book adds a new perspective to debates about the cost of healthcare, interest group influence on public policies, the role of experts in policymaking and regulation, and the past and future of the medical profession.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The house of medicine and medical prices; title: The enduring influence of the house of medicine over prices; title: The science of work and payment reform; title: How doctors get paid; title: Conflicts of interest and problems of evidence; title: Complexity, agency capture, and the game of codes; title: Conclusion.