The politics of paying for health reform: Zombies, payroll taxes, and the holy grail

Health Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Oberlander, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; POLITICS; TAX; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; POLITICS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56649111127     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.6.w544     Document Type: Article

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