Private-payer profits can induce negative Medicare margins.
Stensland
Jeffrey
J
Medicare Payment Advisory Commisison, Washington, DC, USA. JStensland@medpac.gov
Gaumer
Zachary R
ZR
Miller
Mark E
ME
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