@article{772694,
      recid = {772694},
      author = {Laugesen, Miriam,},
      title = {Fixing medical prices : how physicians are paid /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 271 pages)},
      abstract = {Fixing Medical Prices explores the activities of a largely  unknown but highly powerful committee affiliated with the  American Medical Association (AMA) that advises Medicare on  the relative value of different medical services.  Unwittingly or not, its recommendations set off a chain  reaction that impacts all Americans. Medicare follows most  of its fee recommendations, which are modeled by private  insurers and federal and state programs. The book adds a  new perspective to debates about the cost of healthcare,  interest group influence on public policies, the role of  experts in policymaking and regulation, and the past and  future of the medical profession.--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/772694},
}