Prescription drug coverage and spending for medicare beneficiaries

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 15-27

  Poisal, John A ^a   Murray, Lauren A ^b   Chulis, George S ^b   Cooper, Barbara S ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032797526     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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