The effect of HMOs on fee-for-service health care expenditures: Evidence from Medicare

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 453-481

  Baker, Laurence C ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Health expenditures; Health maintenance organizations; Managed care; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030840725     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00535-8     Document Type: Article

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