Public attitudes toward health care spending aren't the problem; prices are

Health Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1285-1293

  Oberlander, Jonathan ^a,b   White, Joseph ^c  

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

^b Russell Sage Foundation   (New Zealand)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349207406     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.5.1285     Document Type: Article

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