Between a rock and a hard place: Understanding the employer mind-set

Health Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1548-1555

  Galvin, Robert S ^a,b   Delbanco, Suzanne ^c  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Leapfrog Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; COST CONTROL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; COST SHARING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845344333     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.6.1548     Document Type: Review

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