Defining medical necessity under the patient protection and affordable care act

Public Administration Review

Volumn 73, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Skinner, Daniel ^a  

^a CAPITAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84884352757     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12068     Document Type: Article

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