Medicare and medicaid at 50 years: Perspectives of beneficiaries, health care professionals and institutions, and policy makers

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 314, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 384-395

  Altman, Drew ^a   Frist, William H ^a  

^a HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938393654     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.7811     Document Type: Review

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