The development of medicare post-acute care in USA

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 323-329

  Day, Guey Ing ^a   Wu, Shwu Chong ^a   Chiang, Tung Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Medicare; Post acute care (PAC); Prospective payment system (PPS)

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME HEALTH AGENCY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REVIEW; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846406476     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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