The impact of medical savings accounts on medicare program costs

Inquiry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 280-290

  Kendix, Michael ^a,c   Lubitz, James D ^a,b  

^a Health Care Financing Administration   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE;

EID: 0032750292     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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