Revisiting employee benefits managers

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 70-79

  Thompson, Jon M ^a   Draper, Debra A ^b   Hurley, Robert E ^c  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Employer sponsored insurance; Health benefits; Health plans; Managed care

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; MANAGED CARE; PURCHASING; REVIEW;

EID: 0032695356     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199910000-00009     Document Type: Review

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