Trends in the prescription drug plans delivering the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 15 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Brill, Joel V ^a  

^a Predictive Health LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Economics; Health benefit programs; Industry, pharmaceutical; Laws; Politics; Prescriptions; Pricing; Sociology

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; LAW; MEDICARE; POLITICS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547464781     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp070252     Document Type: Conference Paper

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