From HMOs to ACOs: The quest for the holy grail in U.S. health policy

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1215-1218

  Marmor, Theodore ^a   Oberlander, Jonathan ^b,c,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountable care organizations; Cost control; Health reform

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; COST CONTROL; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866926384     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2024-6     Document Type: Article

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