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According to Physicians What Degree Do Various Factors Contribute as a Major Cost Drivers to Rising Health Costs

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 16:10


  1. State and federal insurance mandates 41.6%
  2. Defensive medicine 69.1%
  3. Fraud 18.8%
  4. Advances in technology/treatment 51.2%
  5. Limited patient financial obligations 39.0%
  6. absence of free markets 37.2%
  7. Cost of pharmaceuticals 59.1%
  8. Lack of pricing transparency 40.5%
  9. Physician fees 3.8%
  10. Price controls on fees and products 17.9%
  11. Aging population 64.9%
  12. Fee-for-service reimbursement 12.5%
  13. Social conditions 43.5%
  14. Relative Value Update Committee/RUC 17.3%


Source: The Physicians Foundation
Source URL: http://www.physiciansfoundation.org/uploads/default/Physicia...



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