Mayo clinic employees responded to new requirements for cost sharing by reducing possibly unneeded health services use

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2134-2141

  Shah, Nilay D ^a   Naessens, James M ^a   Wood, Douglas L ^a   Stroebel, Robert J ^a   Litchy, William ^a   Wagie, Amy ^a   Fan, Jiaquan ^a   Nesse, Robert ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COST SHARING; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84855652752     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0348     Document Type: Article

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