Fixing Medical Prices
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Patient Care, Medicaid & Medicare, Reference, Health Policy, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy
| Author: | Miriam J. Laugesen | ISBN: | 9780674545373 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | November 7, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Miriam J. Laugesen |
| ISBN: | 9780674545373 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | November 7, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Miriam Laugesen goes to the heart of U.S. medical pricing: to a largely unknown committee of organizations affiliated with the American Medical Association. Medicare’s ready acceptance of this committee’s advisory recommendations sets off a chain reaction across the American health care system, leading to high—and disproportionate—rate setting.
Miriam Laugesen goes to the heart of U.S. medical pricing: to a largely unknown committee of organizations affiliated with the American Medical Association. Medicare’s ready acceptance of this committee’s advisory recommendations sets off a chain reaction across the American health care system, leading to high—and disproportionate—rate setting.
