US hospital bond ratings in the managed care era

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 41-51

  Loubeau, Patricia R ^a   Jantzen, Robert ^a  

^a IONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bond ratings; Capital; Debt

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL FINANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAX; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; INVESTMENT;

ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; INVESTMENTS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24144432986     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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