Towards a reinforced agency role of health insurers in Belgium and the Netherlands

Health Policy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-67

  Schut, Frederik T ^a   Van Doorslaer, Eddy K A ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Belgium; Health insurers; Reinforced agency role; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

EID: 0032983580     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(99)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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