Using HMOs to serve the medicaid population: What are the effects on utilization and does the type of HMO matter?

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 446-460

  Herring, Bradley ^a   Adams, E Kathleen ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care utilization; Managed care; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MARKET; MEDICAID; MONEY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952579545     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1602     Document Type: Article

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