Public unawareness of physician reimbursement

• Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions Vol. 91; no. 6; pp. 1062 - 1067
• Main Authors: Herrick, Nicole Lilly, Fontanesi, John, Rush, Toni, Schatz, Richard A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2018; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Awareness; Coronary Artery Disease; Female; Health Care Costs; health care finance; Hospital Costs; hospital reimbursement; Humans; Male; Medicare; Medicare - economics; Middle Aged; Perception; physician reimbursement; Physicians - economics; Preliminary Data; Public Opinion; Reimbursement; Reimbursement Mechanisms - economics; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; Young Adult; United States; physician reimbursement; health care finance; hospital reimbursement

Objectives To assess subjects' perception of healthcare costs and physician reimbursement. Background The lack of transparency in healthcare reimbursement leaves patients and physicians unaware of the distribution of health care dollars. Methods Anonymous survey‐based study by means of convenie...