The closing of a social HMO: A case study

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-19

  Miller, Annice ^a   von Sternberg, Thomas L ^b   Ripley, Jeanne M ^c   Fischer, Lucy Rose ^d   Leutz, Walter ^e  

^a Franciscan Skemp Healthcare   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Allen Weishair and Co LLP   (United States)

^d HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85023852418     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v10n01_04     Document Type: Article

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