Health insurance exchanges of past and present offer examples of features that could attract small-business customers

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 284-289

  Gardiner, Terry ^a  

^a Small Business Majority   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICARE; WELLBEING;

COMMERCE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858610983     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1006     Document Type: Article

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