Medicare Reimbursement Reform for Provider Visits and Health Outcomes in Patients on Hemodialysis.

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Published in Forum Health Econ Policy on January 01, 2014

Authors

Kevin F Erickson1, Wolfgang C Winkelmayer1, Glenn M Chertow1, Jay Bhattacharya1

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Nephrology and Centers for Health Policy and Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Departments of Medicine and Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA.

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