Policy implications of physician income homeostasis

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 80-86

  Bernstein, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost control; Health policy; Medicare; Physician income

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL FEE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; WORKLOAD;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCOME; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031812284     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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3. All data on hospital payments were provided by The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The physician fee payment was obtained from http://www.xact.com〉 online.
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