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100			_aGupta, Indrani
245			_aThird pay administrators: theory and practice
260			_c2004
300			_ap.3160-164.
362			_a10 Jul
520			_aThis paper attempts to understand the role of TPAs, and examines the issues that need to be taken into account while evaluating their usefulness and functioning. TPAs, in spite of their importance in enabling accessibility to insured healthcare, cannot be seen as a panacea for the problems of the health sector. The TPA system should be regulated and checked in order to ensure that consumer interest is not compromised. - Reproduced.
650			_aInsurance
650			_aSocial security
700			_aTrivedi, Mayur
700			_aRoy, Abhijit
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a61518
999			_c61518 _d61518