Systemwide cost control - The missing link in health care reform

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1131-1133

  Oberlander, Jonathan ^a   White, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 70349240371     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0907487     Document Type: Article

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