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 UMMS 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.

Hosts: Christopher Cerniglia, DO, ME, FAOCR. Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging & Intervention, UMMS Dept of Radiology. Hao Lo, MD, MBA. Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Emergency Radiology, UMMS Dept of Radiology.

Guests: Frank Levy, PhD. Daniel Rose Professor (Emeritus) at MIT.Max P. Rosen, MD, MPH. Professor and Chair, UMMS 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