Rapidly evolving physician-payment policy - More than the SGR

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-176

  Ginsburg, Paul B ^a  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78651349097     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhpr1004028     Document Type: Article

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