Tracking the response to the balanced budget act of 1997: Impact on medicare managed care enrollment in rural counties

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-77

  McBride, Timothy D ^a   Mueller, Keith J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LAW; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0032863331     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1999.tb00600.x     Document Type: Article

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