When the cost curve bent - Pre-recession moderation in health care spending

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 590-593

  Roehrig, Charles ^a   Turner, Ani ^a   Hughes Cromwick, Paul ^a   Miller, George ^a  

^a ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECONOMIC RECESSION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84864976091     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1205958     Document Type: Article

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