Reexamining the delivery system as part of medicare reform

Health Affairs

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 132-143

  Whitelaw, Nancy A ^a,b   Warden, Gail L ^a,c  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Education for the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York   (United States)

^c Henry Ford Health System ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICARE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MICHIGAN; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 0032622078     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.18.1.132     Document Type: Article

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