The effect of quality information on consumer health plan switching: Evidence from the Buyers Health Care Action Group

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 762-781

  Abraham, Jean M ^a   Feldman, Roger ^b   Carlin, Caroline ^a   Christianson, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Health plan decision making; Quality information

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MODEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MINNESOTA; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT PAUL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745606685     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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