Medicare beneficiary counseling programs: What are they and do they work?

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-140

  McCormack, Lauren A ^a   Schnaier, Jenny A ^b   Lee, A James ^b   Garfinkel, Steven A ^b  

^a Health Economics Research Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFORMATION; MEDICARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; COST SAVINGS; COUNSELING; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INSERVICE TRAINING; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0030454913     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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