Hospital supplements in Belgium: Price variation and regulation

Health Policy

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 276-287

  Lecluyse, Ann ^a   Van de Voorde, Carine ^b   De Graeve, Diana ^a   Schokkaert, Erik ^c   Van Ourti, Tom ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b BELGIAN HEALTH CARE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE KCE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Belgium; Fees and charges; Health policy; Inpatients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REIMBURSEMENT;

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND RECEIVABLE; BELGIUM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION;

EID: 69249211114     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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