Weighing the risks of consumer-driven health plans for families

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1420-1424

  McManus, Margaret A ^a,b   Berman, Stephen ^a,c   McInerny, Thomas ^a,d   Tang, Suk Fong ^a  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^b Center for Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST; ECONOMICS; FEE; INSURANCE; MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; FEES AND CHARGES; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646339921     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1409     Document Type: Note

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