For 2400 years society has been confident that physicians will use their professional judgment in treating their … physicians provide free oral and written translation services to limited English proficient patients, without reimbursement, or …-physician relationship is invalid. First, although the policy is a legislative rule creating new obligations for physicians, the government …

We study the role of physicians in driving geographic variation of US healthcare utilization. We estimate a model that … separates variation in average utilization of Medicare beneficiaries due to physicians, non-physician supply side factors, and … patient demand. The model is identified by migration of patients and physicians across areas, as well as by variation in …