Enhancing employee capacity to prioritize health insurance benefits

Health Expectations

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 236-247

  Danis, Marion ^a   Goold, Susan Dorr ^b   Parise, Carol ^c   Ginsburg, Marjorie ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Sutter Institute for Medical Research   (United States)

^d Sacramento Healthcare Decisions   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer preferences; Decision aids; Employees; Employment; Health insurance; Insurance benefits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34547592352     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2007.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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