Consumer-driven health plans: Impact on utilization and expenditures for chronic disease sufferers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 594-603

  Nair, Kavita V ^a   Park, Jinhee ^b   Wolfe, Pamela ^a   Saseen, Joseph J ^a   Allen, Richard Read ^c   Ganguly, Rahul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c Peak Statistical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 68049096160     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31819b8c1c     Document Type: Article

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