Value for taxpayers' dollars: What VA care would cost at medicare prices

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 495-508

  Nugent, Gary N ^a   Hendricks, Ann ^b   Nugent, Linda ^c   Render, Marta L ^d  

^a Gary Nugent and Associates

^b Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c Health Information Management ^*

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Health care; Health policy; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PHARMACY; REIMBURSEMENT; TAX; WORKLOAD;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; MEDICARE; TAXES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 8544272520     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558704269795     Document Type: Article

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