Analysis & commentary: State insurance exchanges face challenges in offering standardized choices alongside innovative value-based insurance

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 418-426

  Corlette, Sabrina ^a   Downs, David ^b   Monahan, Christine H ^c   Yondorf, Barbara ^d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center on Health Insurance Reforms   (United States)

^d Yondorf and Associates   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; VALUE BASED INSURANCE;

EID: 84874781087     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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