Obtaining greater value from health care: The roles of the U.S. government

Health Affairs

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 183-190

  Schoenbaum, Stephen C ^a   Audet, Anne Marie J ^a   Davis, Karen ^a  

^a Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEADERSHIP; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GUIDELINES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES;

EID: 1542750139     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.22.6.183     Document Type: Review

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