The impact of medicare coverage policies on health care utilization

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1285-1301

  Foote, Susan Bartlett ^a   Virnig, Beth A ^a   Town, Robert J ^a   Hartman, Lacey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Local coverage decisions (LCDs); Medicare coverage; Medicare services; Medicare utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47649128587     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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