Health care spending growth: Can we avoid fiscal Armageddon

Inquiry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 285-295

  Chernew, Michael ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

COST CONTROL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 79953199463     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_47.04.285     Document Type: Article

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