Addressing rising health care costs - A view from the congressional budget office

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 357, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 1885-1887

  Orszag, Peter R ^a   Ellis, Philip ^a  

^a Macroeconomic Analysis Division   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUDGET; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35848943006     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp078191     Document Type: Article

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