Variation in provider vaccine purchase prices and payer reimbursement

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1325-1331

  Freed, Gary L ^a,b,c,d   Cowan, Anne E ^b   Gregory, Sashi ^b   Clark, Sarah J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Finance; Payments; Private insurer; Private practice; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS HEPATITIS B VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG COST; HUMAN; INSURANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VACCINES;

EID: 58249093005     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2038     Document Type: Article

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