Global amnesia: Embracing fee-for-non-service - Again

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 693-695

  Himmelstein, David U ^a   Woolhandler, Steffie ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; AWARDS AND PRIZES; COST CONTROL; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MONEY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALARY; AMNESIA; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN; STANDARDS;

AMNESIA; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84900862553     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2745-1     Document Type: Editorial

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