Association between availability of health service prices and payments for these services

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 312, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 1670-1676

  Whaley, Christopher ^a,b   Chafen, Jennifer Schneider ^b,c   Pinkard, Sophie ^b   Kellerman, Gabriella ^b   Bravata, Dena ^b,c   Kocher, Robert ^c,d,e   Sood, Neeraj ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Castlight Health   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Venrock   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRICE TRANSPARENCY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; DISCLOSURE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERNET; OFFICE VISITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908131855     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.13373     Document Type: Article

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