Market reform in New Jersey and the effect on mortality from acute myocardial infarction

Health Services Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 515-533

  Volpp, Kevin G M ^a   Williams, Sankey V ^a   Waldfogel, Joel ^b   Silber, Jeffrey H ^a   Sanford Schwartz, J ^a   Pauly, Mark V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Univ of Pennsylvania Sch of Med ^*

Author keywords

Economics; Economics hospital; Financing; Health care reform; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY STENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LAW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037545480     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.00131     Document Type: Article

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