Updating the fee schedule for physician reimbursement: a comparative analysis of France, Germany, Canada, and the United States.
Based on an analysis of the fee schedule update process in France, the Federal Republic of Germany and Canada, this article draws a number of inferences and interpretations and concludes with a discussion of the major weaknesses and strengths of the United States.
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D002170:Canada; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005245:Fee Schedules / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005602:France; D005860:Germany, West; D007357:Insurance, Physician Services; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D014481:United States