Consumer-directed health plans: New evidence on spending and utilization

Inquiry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-40

  Feldman, Roger ^a   Parente, Stephen T ^b   Christianson, Jon B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; MODEL; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 34249951216     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_44.1.26     Document Type: Article

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