Lessons for Medicare Part D in the hemodialysis community

BMC Nephrology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Nayeem, Anisa I ^a   Chertow, Glenn M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICARE; MEDICARE PART D; NEPHROLOGIST; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DRUG COSTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDICARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746824645     PISSN: 14712369     EISSN: 14712369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-7-11     Document Type: Review

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