The relationship between the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) and hospital profitability

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 72-79

  Younis, Mustafa Z ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL COST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BUDGETS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; POLICY MAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447274503     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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