Fact Based List:
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
- State and federal insurance mandates 41.6%
- Defensive medicine 69.1%
- Fraud 18.8%
- Advances in technology/treatment 51.2%
- Limited patient financial obligations 39.0%
- absence of free markets 37.2%
- Cost of pharmaceuticals 59.1%
- Lack of pricing transparency 40.5%
- Physician fees 3.8%
- Price controls on fees and products 17.9%
- Aging population 64.9%
- Fee-for-service reimbursement 12.5%
- Social conditions 43.5%
- Relative Value Update Committee/RUC 17.3%
Source: The Physicians Foundation
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