When methods meet politics: How risk adjustment became part of medicare managed care

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 475-504

  Weissman, Joel S ^a   Wachterman, Melissa ^b   Blumenthal, David ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; MODEL; POLITICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 21344459657     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-30-3-475     Document Type: Review

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