Nothing for something? Estimating cost and value for beneficiaries from recent medicare spending increases on HMO payments and drug benefits

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-81

  Pizer, Steven D ^a,b   Frakt, Austin B ^a   Feldman, Roger ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice models; HMO payment; Medicare; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BIDDING; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MEDICARE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OUTPATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60849110807     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-008-9047-x     Document Type: Article

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