Impact of a high-deductible health plan on outpatient visits and associated diagnostic tests

Medical Care

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 86-92

  Reddy, Sheila R ^a,b   Ross Degnan, Dennis ^a,b   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^a,b   Soumerai, Stephen B ^a,b   Wharam, James F ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

high deductible health plans; out of pocket costs; outpatient care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84890438306     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000008     Document Type: Article

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