<p>In this episode, Christi and Brian discuss physician compensation across time.</p>
<p>Topics discussed include: Code of Hammurabi; how a person’s social standing determined a physician’s fees; sliding fee scales; penalties for bad outcomes; the early days of referrals and consultations; physician price fixing in the 19th century; financial disclosures of doctors from the 19th century; and the steady decline of physicians’ wealth.</p>

In this episode, Christi and Brian discuss physician compensation across time. Topics discussed include: Code of Hammurabi; how a person’s social standing determined a physician’s fees; sliding fee scales; penalties for bad outcomes; the early days of referrals and consultations; physician price fixing in the 19th century; financial disclosures of doctors from the 19th century; and the steady decline of physicians’ wealth.

Physicians' Fees

This is a show for all of you who are curious about historical, and often quirky, medical practices. Each episode examines a central topic about the peculiar approaches to healing across centuries since ancient times.

Join Christi and recurring co-hosts for discussions of the offbeat, created for laypersons and medical professionals alike.

New episodes are released each week on Sundays!

History

This is a show for all of you who are curious about historical, and often quirky, medical practices. Each episode examines a central topic about the peculiar approaches to healing across centuries since ancient times. Join Christi and recurring co-hosts for discussions of the offbeat, created for laypersons and medical professionals alike. New episodes are released each week on Sundays!

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Physicians' Fees

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