U.S. Physicians Receive Higher Reimbursement Fees, But Have Lower Average Visits, Than European Counterparts

Primary care physicians in the United States have fewer visits per capita, but receive higher reimbursements from public and private payers than their counterparts in other countries. In the United States, primary care physicians had 3.8 office visits per capita; in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, office visits per capita ranged from 5.1 to 7.4.  In general, for U.S.-based primary care visits, public payers paid 27% more and private payers paid 70% more than public and private payers in the five countries. Public & Private Payer Reimbursements For Primary Care In 2008 . . .