Medicare overpayments to private plans, 1985-2012: Shifting seniors to private plans has already cost medicare US$282.6 billion

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 305-319

  Hellander, Ida ^b   Himmelstein, David U ^a   Woolhandler, Steffie ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; INCENTIVE; MODERNIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; MEDICARE; MEDICARE PART C; POLICY; PRIVATE SECTOR; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877736658     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.43.2.g     Document Type: Article

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