Utilization of health care services among the near-elderly: A comparison of managed care and fee-for-service enrol lees

Managed Care Interface

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Xu, Xiao ^a,c   Jensen, Gail A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c L4000 Women's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL FEE; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 18244374225     PISSN: 10965645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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