Beyond the myths: Finding benefit design solutions that address the true costs of high healthcare use

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2008, Pages

  Willey, Vincent J ^a   Kopenski, Frank ^b   Lawless, Grant D ^c   Manoussakis, Sofia B ^d  

^a HEALTHCORE INC   (United States)

^b Milliman amp   (United States)

^c AMGEN INC   (United States)

^d Integrated Therapeutics Institute LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; COMORBIDITY; COST; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48149096399     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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