How large employers are shaping the health care marketplace

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1084-1087

  Bodenheimer, Thomas ^a,c   Sullivan, Kip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Minnesota Citizens Organized A   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRACT; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGED CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CONTRACT SERVICES; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032499142     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199804093381525     Document Type: Review

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