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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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Main Author: Cantwell, James R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1981
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191231/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10309559
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