Withholds to slow medicare spending: A better deal than cuts

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-44

  Skinner, Jonathan S ^a,b   Weinstein, James N ^a,c   Fisher, Elliott S ^a,d  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84855397463     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1946     Document Type: Short Survey

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