Paying for obesity: A changing landscape

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages

  Simpson, Lisa A ^a,b   Cooper, Julie ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Coverage; Incentives; Insurance; Obesity; Overweight; Payment; Reimbursement; Trends

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; OBESITY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; OBESITY; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66249144157     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2780I     Document Type: Review

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