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Copayments and Consumer Search: Increasing Competition in Medicare and Other Insured Medical Markets
Between 1950 and 1980, the physician fee component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 488 percent. In contrast, an index of physician fees adjusted for 1) overall inflation, and 2) the declining proportion which is paid out-of-pocket by the patient, declined over the same 30-year period. This la...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
1981
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191231/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10309559 |