Posted by: AtlasMD

August 28, 2013

SUMMARY: How A Secretive Panel Uses Data That Distort Doctors’ Pay

SUMMARY: How A Secretive Panel Uses Data That Distort Doctors’ Pay

Here’s a home run for investigative journalism. The Washington Post dug around and found that doctors’ compensation is decided by a little-known committee of doctors who help establish the value of every procedure in medicine. However, critics claim the American Medical Association (AMA), the chief lobbying group for physicians, is the wrong organization to do the work.

This is a long form article, but we’ve highlighted the key takeaways in case you don’t have time to read the whole piece.

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