Incentives for wellness: Tackling issues of effectiveness, biology, scope, and cost shifting

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 826-832

  Cawley, John ^a  

^a Department of Policy Analysis and Management Department of Economics Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REWARD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLANS; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; OBESITY; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REWARD; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84902543242     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21768     Document Type: Article

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