The Transformation of American Physicians

Victor Fuchs

Chapter 43 in Health Economics and Policy:Selected Writings by Victor Fuchs, 2018, pp 563-566 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The current transformation of physicians in the United States — from self-employment to salaried employment, from fee-for-service to “bundled” or capitation payment, from providing acute care to providing chronic care, from inpatient to ambulatory settings, and from solo or small group practice to “team care”— complicates the future of the medical profession…

Keywords: Health; Medical Care; Health Policy; Economics; Health Care Reform; Health Insurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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