Evaluating financial risk in the Medicare Prospective Payment System

Management Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 316-329

  Dada, Maqbool ^a   White, William D ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE;

MEDICARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (PPS); REINSURANCE PROVISIONS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032627426     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.45.3.316     Document Type: Article

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