The American Health Care System: Medicare

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 327, Issue 20, 1992, Pages 1467-1472

  Iglehart, John K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026441240     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199211123272027     Document Type: Editorial

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