Factors affecting bargaining outcomes between pharmacies and insurers

Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1 II, 1999, Pages 439-451

  Brooks, John M ^a   Doucette, William ^a   Sorofman, Bernard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bargaining power; Insurers; Markets; Pharmacy; Price

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; PHARMACY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032956874     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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