The "choose with care system" - Development of education materials to support informed medicare health plan choices

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-156

  Harris Kojetin, Lauren D ^a,d   Uhrig, Jennifer D ^b   Williams, Peyton ^b   Bann, Carla ^b   Frentzel, Elizabeth M ^c   McCormack, Lauren ^b   Mitchell, Nancy ^b   West, Nathan ^b  

^a Institute for the Future of Aging Services   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CONSUMER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 33847389344     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730601150098     Document Type: Review

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