Explaining source of payment differences in U.S. cesarean rates: Why do privately insured mothers receive more cesareans than mothers who are not privately insured?

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-17

  Grant, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Physician practice style; Private insurance; Source of payment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MOTHER; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE;

CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 16344366049     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-005-5212-7     Document Type: Article

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