Open AccessReduced Access to Care Resulting From Centers of Excellence Initiatives in Bariatric Surgery
Author(s) -
Edward H. Livingston,
Iain Burchell
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.2010.218
Subject(s) - medicine , center of excellence , medicaid , excellence , referral , surgery , general surgery , duodenal switch , health care , family medicine , obesity , weight loss , gastric bypass , political science , law , economics , economic growth
To determine the effect on travel distance for Medicare patients before and after Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services required that bariatric procedures be performed at Centers of Excellence (COEs).
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