title: Physician charges for surgical services under Medicare, by medical specialty: 1980 and 1985.
abstract: Since 1980, a number of Medicare practice and utilization patterns have changed as a result of payment reform, certification of new types of providers, and changes in technology. The shift in physician surgical charges by specialty and by setting is examined in this article.
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics; D003625:Data Collection; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007359:Insurance, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000191:economics*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States