Which consumers are ready for consumer-directed health plans?

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-262

  Greene, Jessica ^a   Hibbard, Judith H ^a   Dixon, Anna ^a   Tusler, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer directed health plan; Consumer driven health plan; Health insurance; Health Reimbursement Accounts; Health Savings Accounts; High deductible health plan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751095630     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-006-9008-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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