Service-level selection by HMOs in Medicare

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 915-931

  Cao, Zhun ^a   McGuire, Thomas G ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health maintenance organizations; Managed care; Medicare; Selection

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MARKETING; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PROCESS MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0242361168     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2003.06.005     Document Type: Article

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