Market concentration in the health care insurance industry has adverse repercussions on patients and physicians

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Ghori, Ahmer K ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MARKET; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRADE UNION; UNITED STATES;

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INSURANCE, PHYSICIAN SERVICES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48049095530     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318170816a     Document Type: Article

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