Higher physician fees in the U.S. contribute to the country's high healthcare costs
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Public payers were found to pay 27 percent more to U.S. primary care physicians for office visits than they paid to primary care physicians in other countries; private payers paid 70 percent more. Public payers paid 70 percent more to U.S. orthopedic doctors for hip replacements than they paid to orthopedic doctors in other countries; private payers paid 120 percent more.
