Cancer health disparities and the cost of cancer care: Payment model issues

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 633-636

  Kumar, Pallavi ^a   Moy, Beverly ^b  

^a DANA FARBER HARVARD CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; COST OF ILLNESS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MINORITY GROUP; NEOPLASM; NOTE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879369388     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2013.0082     Document Type: Note

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