Comparing quality of care in the medicare program

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 841-848

  Brennan, Niall ^a,c   Shepard, Mark ^b  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BENCHMARKING; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649947175     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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