Commentary - Assessing the impact of managed care patient protection laws: Problems and pitfalls

Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 669-674

  Hellinger, Fred J ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LAW; MANAGED CARE; NOTE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLICY MAKING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 20344372421     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00379.x     Document Type: Note

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