Can consumers make affordable care affordable? The value of choice architecture

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Johnson, Eric J ^a   Hassin, Ran ^b   Baker, Tom ^c   Bajger, Allison T ^d   Treuer, Galen ^e  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERNET; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893141771     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081521     Document Type: Article

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