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Author:

Laugesen, Miriam, author.

Title:

Fixing medical prices : how physicians are paid / Miriam J. Laugesen.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xii, 271 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

American Medical Association.
American Medical Association.
Medical economics--United States.
Medical care--United States--Evaluation.
Medicare.
Health services administration--United States.
Health services administration.
Medical care--Evaluation.
Medical economics.
Medicare.
United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: The house of medicine and medical prices -- The enduring influence of the house of medicine over prices -- The science of work and payment reform -- How doctors get paid -- Conflicts of interest and problems of evidence -- Complexity, agency capture, and the game of codes -- Conclusion.

Summary:

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.-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0674545168
9780674545168

OCLC:

(OCoLC)946906969

LCCN:

2016015003

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)