Do "Any Willing Provider" and "Freedom of Choice" Laws Affect HMO Market Share?

Inquiry

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 362-374

  Morrisey, Michael A ^a   Ohsfeldt, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN RIGHTS; HYPOTHESIS; LAW; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MARKET; PHYSICIAN; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TIME;

EID: 1642370683     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_40.4.362     Document Type: Article

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