Health services research as a source of legislative analysis and input: The role of the California health benefits review program

Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3 II, 2006, Pages 1124-1158

  Oliver, Thomas R ^a   Singer, Rachel Friedman ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Legislative decision making; Politics; State health policy

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT; CALIFORNIA HEALTH BENEFITS REVIEW PROGRAM; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LAW; ORIENTATION; POLITICS; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY;

CALIFORNIA; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; POLITICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; ROLE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33646691242     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00523.x     Document Type: Review

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