Predictors of satisfaction of health plan members with prescription drug benefits

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1007-1014

  Motheral, Brenda R ^a   Heinle, Shelly M ^a  

^a Express Script Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Data collection; Health benefit programs; Patients; Pharmacy; Pharmacy benefit management companies; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; COST; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543117204     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.10.1007     Document Type: Article

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