Consumer-driven health care may not be what patients need - Caveat emptor

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-323

  Berenson, Robert A ^a   Cassel, Christine K ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONSUMER DRIVEN HEALTH CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58749104030     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2008.994     Document Type: Note

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