Restructuring medicare for the next century: What will beneficiaries really need?

Health Affairs

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 118-131

  Cassel, Christine K ^a   Besdine, Richard W ^b   Siegel, Lydia C ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Health Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICARE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032608392     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.18.1.118     Document Type: Article

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