Managed care, market power, and monopsony

Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5 II, 1998, Pages 1439-1460

  Pauly, Mark V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antitrust policy; Managed care; Monopsony

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MARKETING; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

ANTITRUST LAWS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032432271     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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