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How Did Physician Ownership Become a Federal Case? The Stark Amendments and Their Prospects

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Stout, S.M., Warner, D.C. How Did Physician Ownership Become a Federal Case? The Stark Amendments and Their Prospects. HEC Forum 15, 171–187 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024953125333

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