Current Trends in the Integration and Reimbursement of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Managed Care, Insurance Carriers, and Hospital Providers

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 112-123

  Pelletier, Kenneth R ^a   Marie, Ariane ^a   Krasner, Melissa ^a   Haskell, William L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative Medicine; Complementary Medicine; Disease Management; Health Promotion; Hospital; Insurance; Managed Care; Providers; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0031266024     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-12.2.112     Document Type: Article

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