HMO Penetration and the Cost of Health Care: Market Discipline or Market Segmentation?

American Economic Review

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 389-394

  Baker, Laurence C ^a   Corts, Kenneth S ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030135268     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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