Update: Special report: Defining a future for fee-for-service medicare

Health Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 864-868

  Foote, Susan Bartlett ^a   Halaas, Gwen Wagstrom ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CONTRACT SERVICES; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 33744753374     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.3.864     Document Type: Review

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