Introduction: Medicare section 1013 and AHRQ's effective health care program

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 13, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Chao, Schumarry H ^a,b,c   Urbano, Frank L ^d,e,f  

^a SHC and Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Resources in Management Education Inc

^e PRIME's ^*

^f Mt Laurel Primary Care   (United States)

Author keywords

AHRQ; Cost effectiveness; Effective health care; Health outcomes; Medicare; TNF therapies (anti TNF )

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANALGESIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ETANERCEPT; GOLD COMPLEX; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; MINOCYCLINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LAW; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; AGED; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MEDICARE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 34247255037     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2007.13.s1.3     Document Type: Editorial

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