Medicare and the orthopaedic surgeon: Challenges in providing, financing, and accessing musculoskeletal care for the elderly

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1568-1574

  Bozic, Kevin J ^a   Cramer, Bonnie ^b   Albert, Todd J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AARP   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICARE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SURGEON; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954643200     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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