United States physician payment reform: background and comparison with the Canadian model
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- DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199201710-00003
United States physician payment reform: background and comparison with the Canadian model
Abstract
This study reviews the new prospective Medicare Fee Schedule that will be used to pay United States physicians and compares it with the Canadian method of physician payment. The research basis and independent reviews of the resource-based relative value scale, and its conclusions and implications are also examined.
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