The cost-coverage trade-off: "It's health care costs, stupid"

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 947-949

  Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40349101661     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.8.947     Document Type: Note

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