Payment under public and private insurance and access to cochlear implants

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1145-1152

  Garber, Steven ^a   Susan Ridgely, M ^a   Bradley, Melissa ^a   Chin, Kenley W ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DEVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036795584     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.128.10.1145     Document Type: Article

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