In this episode we welcome special guest, Frank Levy, PhD - an economist and Professor(Emeritus)at MIT. Professor Levy joins Max Rosen, MD – Chair of Radiology at UMass Chan to discuss a historical perspective of the economics of radiology. In part 1 of the series, Prof. Levy and Dr. Rosen begin by sharing how they begin to collaborate on this topic. We continue by discussing the radiology landscape before Medicare and the radiologists' fight for independent billing.
Guests: Frank Levy, PhD. Daniel Rose Professor (Emeritus) at MIT.
Max P. Rosen, MD, MPH. Professor and Chair, UMass Chan Dept of Radiology.
References: Levy, Frank, and Max P. Rosen. "How Radiologists Are Paid: An Economic History, Part I: The Fight for Independent Billing." Journal of the American College of Radiology (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.02.014