Absence of appropriate hospitalization cost control for patients with medical insurance: A comparative analysis study

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1146-1162

  Pan, Xilong ^a   Dib, Hassan H ^a   Zhu, Minmin ^b,c   Zhang, Ying ^a   Fan, Yang ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control   (China)

^d HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Benign uterine tumors; Hospitalized expenses; Medical insurance; Normal delivery; Uncomplicated acute appendicitis; Uncomplicated acute cholecystitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DELIVERY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTERUS TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350787399     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1421     Document Type: Article

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