Sustainable growth rate 2013: time for definitive intervention
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Sustainable growth rate 2013: time for definitive intervention.
Federal healthcare spending has been a subject of intense concern as the US Congress continues to search for ways to reduce the budget deficit. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that, even though it is growing more slowly than previously projected, federal spending on Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) will reach nearly $900 billion in 201...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1759-8478,1759-8486
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-010776