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Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 82: Pharmacologic Management of Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: Effect in Female, Black, and Diabetic Patients, and Cost-Effectiveness Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 101: Economic Incentives for Preventive Care Technical Review, No. 7: Determinants of Increases in Medicare Expenditures for Physicians' Services
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
MEPS Statistical Brief, Number 149: National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2004 (PDF Help) MEPS Statistical Brief, Number 151: Estimates of Health Care Expenditures for the 10 Largest States, 2004 (PDF Help) MEPS Statistical Brief, Number 157: Regional Differences in Total and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Selected Types of Office-Based Visits, 2004 (PDF Help) MEPS Statistical Brief, Number 159: Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Health Care among the Nonelderly Population, 2004 (PDF Help) MEPS Statistical Brief, Number 166: Expenses for Office-Based Physician Visits by Specialty, 2004 (PDF Help) MEPS Statistical Brief, Number 167: The Five Most Costly Conditions, 2000 and 2004: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population (PDF Help)
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