Will choice-based reform work for medicare? Evidence from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1741-1761

  Florence, Curtis S ^a   Atherly, Adam ^a   Thorpe, Kenneth E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Health plan choice; Medicare

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PLAN EMPLOYER DATA AND INFORMATION SET; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICARE; PENSIONER; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZATION; REFERENCE DATABASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMPETITIVE MEDICAL PLANS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COST SHARING; EMPLOYMENT; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE PART C; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748932544     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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