Enabling informed consumer choice in the long-term care insurance market

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 27-44

  Lutzky, Steven ^a   Alecxih, Lisa Maria B ^a  

^a LEWIN GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer choice; Health insurance; HIPAA 1996; Long term care insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032610460     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v10n03_03     Document Type: Article

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