Designing and regulating health insurance exchanges: Lessons from Massachusetts

Inquiry (United States)

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-338

  Marzilli Ericson, Keith M ^a   Starc, Amanda ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COST; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TAX; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TAXES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875248000     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_49.04.04     Document Type: Article

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