Studying the effects of health plan competition: Are available data resources up to the task?

Health Services Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1 II, 2001, Pages 253-275

  Mark, T L ^a   Coffey, R M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antitrust; Economic competition; Health plan competition; Insurance

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035028912     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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