No exit? The effect of health status on dissatisfaction and disenrollment from health plans

Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 547-576

  Schlesinger, Mark ^a   Druss, Benjamin ^a   Thomas, Tracey ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Disenrollment; Enrollee satisfaction; Managed care; Report cards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE, PREPAID; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANAGED COMPETITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032977362     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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