Translating medical effectiveness research into policy: Lessons from the california health benefits review program

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 863-902

  Coffman, Janet M ^a   Hong, Mi Kyung ^a   Aubry, Wade M ^a   Luft, Harold S ^a   Yelin, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Health insurance; Insurance benefits; Mandated benefits

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; POLICY MAKING; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72449167060     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2009.00582.x     Document Type: Review

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