Consumer responses to health plan report cards in two markets

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 469-481

  Fowles, Jinnet Briggs ^a   Kind, Elizabeth A ^a   Braun, Barbara L ^a   Knutson, David J ^a  

^a Institute for Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer evaluation; Public accountability; Quality of care measurement; Report cards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORADO; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MISSOURI; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034183258     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200005000-00004     Document Type: Article

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