The effect of insurance status on travel time for rural medicare patients

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-202

  O'Neill, Liam ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital distance; Medicare HMO; Rural access

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; RURAL AREA; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PENNSYLVANIA; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442492896     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558704263798     Document Type: Article

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