How does managed care do it?

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 526-548

  Cutler, David M ^a   McClellan, Mark ^a   Newhouse, Joseph P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MASSACHUSETTS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034348224     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2600999     Document Type: Article

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