The effect of price on switching among health plans

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-247

  Buchmueller, Thomas C ^a   Feldstein, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed competition; Price elasticity; Switching costs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE;

CALIFORNIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0030785670     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00531-0     Document Type: Article

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