The public and the conflict over future medicare spending

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1066-1073

  Blendon, Robert J ^a,b   Benson, John M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONFLICT; COST CONTROL; ELECTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; TAX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883708375     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsr1307622     Document Type: Article

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