Health care reform in the United States: Radical surgery needed now more than ever

Pain Physician

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-42

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b,c  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS); Estimated Spending According to Wealth (ESAW); Health care reform; Managed health care reform; Organisation for Economic Co Operation and Development; Universal health care

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

CANADA; COST CONTROL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRANCE; FUNDING; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949109596     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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