Medical Care Prices in the United States: Private Dominion and the Relative-Value Scale

ABSTRACT: Medical care in the US is priced by commercial forces. The forces are not free-market, but rather are controlled and owned by specific private entities. The legally-mandated method to set medical care prices (the Relative Value Scale) mandates the use of specific, privately-owned commerc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeremy David Graham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: New Proposals Publishing Society 2009-09-01
Series:New Proposals
Online Access:https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/newproposals/article/view/237