title: Changes in reimbursement patterns for laparoscopic surgery: experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Empire State Blue Cross/Blue Shield, New York, NY.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blitz
mesh_terms: D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D009518:New York; D014481:United States