The repeal of medicare's sustainable growth rate for physician payment

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 313, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 2025-2026

  Steinbrook, Robert ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; FEE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PHYSICIAN; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

FEE SCHEDULES; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEES, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PHYSICIANS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929898665     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.4550     Document Type: Note

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