'Manacled competition': Market reforms in german health care

Health Affairs

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 76-91

  Brown, Lawrence D ^a   Amelung, Volker E ^a  

^a NONE

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ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

COST CONTROL; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MANAGED COMPETITION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POLITICS;

EID: 0010599458     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.18.3.76     Document Type: Article

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