title: Medicare competitive bidding: an idea stuck in the mud(dle).
authors.affiliation: NDC Health Information Services, Washington, D.C., USA. jeanne.scott@ndcorp.com
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003164:Competitive Bidding / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States