Innovation in medicare and medicaid will be central to health reform's success

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1188-1193

  Guterman, Stuart ^a   Davis, Karen ^b   Stremikis, Kristof ^b   Drake, Heather ^a  

^a Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; LAW; MARKETING; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; UNITED STATES;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 77956918178     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0442     Document Type: Short Survey

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