Healthcare spending and preventive care in high-deductible and consumer-directed health plans

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 222-230

  Buntin, Melinda Beeuwkes ^a   Haviland, Amelia M ^a   McDevitt, Roland ^b   Sood, Neeraj ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Towers Watson   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER DIRECTED HEALTH PLAN; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COST SAVINGS; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960231822     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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