Role of consumer information in today's health care system

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Sangl, Judith A ^a   Wolf, Linda F ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; REVIEW;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; INFORMATION SERVICES; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030481934     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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