Solving disparities through payment and delivery system reform: A program to achieve health equity

Health Affairs

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1133-1139

  DeMeester, Rachel H ^a   Xu, Lucy J ^b   Nocon, Robert S ^a   Cook, Scott C ^a   Ducas, Andrea M ^c   Chin, Marshall H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c RWJF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EQUITY; MODEL; MOTIVATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85020270677     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0979     Document Type: Article

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