Physician manipulation of reimbursement rules for patients: Between a rock and a hard place

JAMA

Volumn 283, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 1858-1865

  Wynia, Matthew K ^a   Cummins, Deborah S ^a   VanGeest, Jonathan B ^a   Wilson, Ira B ^b  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 0034639924     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.14.1858     Document Type: Article

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