Preferred providers and the credible ommitment problem in health insurance: First experiences with the implementation of managed competition in the Dutch health care system

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-235

  Boonen, Lieke H H M ^a   Schut, Frederik T ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; NETHERLANDS; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES; AGED; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960228648     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133110000320     Document Type: Article

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