Will value-based purchasing increase disparities in care?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 2472-2474

  Ryan, Andrew M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890895177     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1312654     Document Type: Article

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