Health insurance plans and immunization: Assessment of practices and policies, 2005-2008

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages

  Hunsaker, John ^a   Veselovskiy, German ^a   Gazmararian, Julie A ^b  

^a America's Health Insurance Plans ^*  (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coverage; Health insurance; Immunization; Reimbursement; Vaccination; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMERCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRIVATE SECTOR; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 71849107791     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1542M     Document Type: Article

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