For Third Enrollment Period, Marketplaces Expand Decision Support Tools To Assist Consumers.
The design of the Affordable Care Act's online health insurance Marketplaces can improve how consumers make complex health plan choices. We examined the choice environment on the state-based Marketplaces and HealthCare.gov in the third open enrollment period. Compared to previous enrollment periods,...
| Publicado en: | Health Affairs Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 680 - 688 |
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Health Affairs Publishing, LLC
Apr2016
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