State-mandated benefit review laws

Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3 II, 2006, Pages 1104-1123

  Bellows, Nicole M ^a   Halpin, Helen Ann ^a   McMenamin, Sara B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance policy; Mandated benefits; State legislation

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DECISION MAKING; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; LAW; MANDATED BENEFIT REVIEW LAW; ONLINE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646687273     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00522.x     Document Type: Review

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