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Medicare upcoding and hospital ownership

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  • Silverman, Elaine & Skinner, Jonathan, 2004. "Medicare upcoding and hospital ownership," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 23(2), pages 369-389, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:jhecon:v:23:y:2004:i:2:p:369-389
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