International Health Care Factoid from MCOLGlobal   Vol 10 Issue 82

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Physician Costs in Various Countries

* US primary care physicians were paid on average 27% more by public payers for an office visit, and 70% more by private payers for an office visit, compared to the average amount paid in other countries.
* The largest difference in fees paid to US physicians versus fees paid to doctors in other countries was for hip replacements. US physicians were paid 70% more for these procedures by public payers, and 120% more by private payers, than the average fees paid to physicians in the other countries studied.
* Public fees paid to doctors for primary care visits ranged from a low of $32 in France to a high of $66 in the United Kingdom, with the United States coming in at $60 a visit.
* The public fees paid to doctors for hip replacement ranged from a low of $652 in Canada to a high of $1,634 in the United States.
* The difference in fees to doctors paid by private insurers was substantially higher still: fees paid to US physicians were double that charged in other countries—for example, $1,340 in France versus $3,996 in the United States.
* US primary care physicians earned the highest average annual incomes ($186,582) while French ($95,585) and Australian ($92,844) primary care physicians earned the lowest.
* US orthopedic surgeons earned the highest average annual incomes at $442,450, followed by $324,138 for surgeons in the United Kingdom.

*Countries studied: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Source: Higher Physician Spending In U.S. Driven By Fees, Not Practice Costs, Health Affairs
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2011/09/08/higher-physician-spending-in-u-s-driven-by-fees-not-practice-costs/ 

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