Effects of supplemental coverage on use of services by Medicare enrollees

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-17

  Christensen, Sandra ^a   Shinogle, Judy ^b  

^a Macroeconomic Analysis Division   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; MALE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, MEDIGAP; MALE; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031283528     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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