Insurers' competitive strategy and enrollment in newly offered preferred provider organizations (PPOs)

Inquiry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 400-411

  Hirth, Richard A ^a   Grazier, Kyle L ^a   Chernew, Michael E ^b   Okeke, Edward N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MARKETING; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 39649101287     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_44.4.400     Document Type: Article

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