Changes in reimbursement rates and rules associated with the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 63, Issue 21 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Johnson, Philip E ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drugs; Economics; Health benefit programs; Laws; Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act; Prescriptions; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 33751050900     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060460     Document Type: Conference Paper

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