Consumer-driven health care: Just a tweak or a revolution? Informed, motivated consumers can have an impact on the entire health care system

Health Affairs

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1554-1558

  Scandlen, Greg ^a  

^a Consumers for Health Care Choices ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444445233     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.6.1554     Document Type: Review

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