Are medical savings accounts a viable option for funding health care?

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 408-416

  Dixon, Anna ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Financing, organized; Insurance, health; Medical savings accounts; Singapore; South Africa; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COST CONTROL; EASTERN EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; SINGAPORE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHINA; EUROPE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS; SINGAPORE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036688473     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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