The effect of consumer-directed health plans on the use of preventive and chronic illness services

Health Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-120

  Rowe, John W ^a   Brown Stevenson, Tina ^b   Downey, Roberta L ^b   Newhouse, Joseph P ^c  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b AETNA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; COST; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COST SHARING; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849193498     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.1.113     Document Type: Article

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