In 2006, #healthcare expenditures in the US rose 6%. Guess what accounted for 75% of that growth...? http://ow.ly/d7YzC
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@Atul_Gawande I totally agree. Not just dr pay, but prices more generally. Thanks -
@peterubel@atul_gawande I think int'l comparisons are also tricky because of the [oppressive] cost of a US medical education -
@krchhabra Tuition costs on your mind? -
@peterubel All day, every day. But seriously- every other country makes#meded cheaper, by combining w/ bacc and/or by having lower fees
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@Atul_Gawande@peterubel Problem isn't all physician pay but which providers get what, primary care too little, specialists too much! -
@abbrody@Atul_Gawande As a primary care doc, i couldn't agree more. Doc pay not the whole pix, and pcp pay definitely NOT the issue.
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@Atul_Gawande@peterubel For current data, see http://www.healthcostinstitute.org/2010report . It's prices. We don't know if it's pay or costs (yet). -
@MartinSGaynor@Atul_Gawande Thanks for this link! -
@peterubel@Atul_Gawande Sure! HCCI will have a new report with 2011 data out in the early fall.
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@Atul_Gawande@peterubel there also seem to be some interesting broader economic dynamics behind US physician pay. http://bit.ly/Sinn3ZThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@peterubel What doctors charge and how much they make (reimbursement - fixed costs) are 2 widely different figures.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@peterubel Finally, these data exclude some major patent expirations (e.g., Lipitor) which cause significant price drops.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@peterubel The problem is that drugs are 12% of total cost and physician services and hospitals are 61%. http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0134.pdf …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@peterubel CAGR '90-'09 = +10% for drugs and +6% for hospital care and physician services. http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0134.pdf … -
@natesadeghi@Atul_Gawande@peterubel You really have to take that to 2012+. Lots of drugs going generic now. -
@Baruch_Harris@Atul_Gawande@peterubel Agree. Couldn't find those data. Also the hospital data are likely underreported due to recession.
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