Managed care and physicians' provision of charity care

JAMA

Volumn 281, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1087-1092

  Cunningham, Peter J ^a   Grossman, Joy M ^a   St Peter, Robert F ^b   Lesser, Cara S ^a  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^b Kansas Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 0033620455     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.12.1087     Document Type: Article

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