Trends in inpatient hospital prices, 2008 to 2010

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Lemieux, Jeff ^a   Mulligan, Teresa ^a  

^a America's Health Insurance Plans   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877729040     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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