Throwing darts: Americans' elusive search for health care cost control

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 477-484

  Oberlander, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAX; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLICY; POLITICS; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960205575     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1271126     Document Type: Article

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