Medicaid managed care and high quality: Can we have both?

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 1617-1618

  Epstein, Arnold M ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030724038     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03550190085052     Document Type: Short Survey

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