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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 5/2014

01-05-2014 | Comment

Improving the Quality and Lowering the Cost of Health Care: Medicare Reforms from the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform

Authors: Kavita K. Patel, MD, MSHS, Jeffrey Nadel, BA

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 5/2014

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The final 3 of the 12 policy recommendations by the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform (NCPPR) dealt specifically with how Medicare should reimburse, finance, and determine the value of healthcare services provided by physicians. …
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Title
Improving the Quality and Lowering the Cost of Health Care: Medicare Reforms from the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform
Authors
Kavita K. Patel, MD, MSHS
Jeffrey Nadel, BA
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 5/2014
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-2786-0

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