High-deductible insurance: Two-year emergency department and hospital use

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Wharam, J Frank ^a   Landon, Bruce E ^a   Zhang, Fang ^a   Soumerai, Stephen B ^a   Ross Degnan, Dennis ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054774252     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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