Medicare spending on HMOs and stand-alone drug plans: what is it worth to beneficiaries?
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چکیده
(1) Medicare beneficiaries value the expansion of stand-alone prescription drug plans more than they value the expansion of HMOs. (2) The addition of subsidized stand-alone prescription drug plans generates nine times as much value per government dollar as the increase in payments to HMOs.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Findings brief : health care financing & organization
دوره 11 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008