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HCFO Research on Costs of Physician Interactions with Payers Highlighted in US and Canadian Press
PrintPublication Date:
August 9, 2011
Following recent publication in Health Affairs, HCFO-funded research led by Lawrence Casalino, M.D., Ph.D., has been highlighted in multiple news outlets in the United States and Canada. His study found that US physicians spend four times as much money interacting with insurance companies than their counterparts in Canada. This finding has generated significant media interest in both countries:
- August 4, 2011: US News and World Report, "Health Plans Much Costlier for Docs in US Than Canada: Study"
- August 5, 2011: Medical News Today, "US Physicians Spend Nearly Four Times that of Their Canadian Counterparts"
- August 4, 2011: National Post (Canada), "Canadian Health System More Efficient than the One in the US: Study"
- August 4, 2011: The Globe and Mail (Canada), "Doctors' Paperwork: A Tale of Two Countries"
- August 5, 2011: Toronto Sun, "US Health-Care System Less Efficient: Study"