Structural incentives and adoption of medical technologies in HMO and fee-for-service health insurance plans

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Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 228-236

  Ramsey, Scott D ^a   Pauly, Mark V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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ARTICLE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030726180     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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