Insurance Consumer
Mostrando 13-24 de 30 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Significado e importÃncia do microsistema jurÃdico consumerista: a questÃo do superendividamento, perspectiva e soluÃÃes
A dissertaÃÃo tem por finalidade advertir a sociedade de consumo do perigo decorrente do superendividamento, evidenciando mecanismos a obstar sua materializaÃÃo na sociedade. O CÃdigo de Defesa do Consumidor define a abrangÃncia dos termos intrÃnsecos da relaÃÃo consumerista, pontuando suas correspondestes relaÃÃes, alÃm de tratar da evoluÃÃo h
Publicado em: 2003
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14. A regulação no mercado de planos de saúde: a ação do consumidor e a estratégia da Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar - ANS
The scope of this dissertation is to assess the attitudes of subscribers to private health insurance schemes and the regulatory strategy of the Ancillary National Health Agency -- ANS in relation to their demands. The ancillary health market features various players, each with their own specific interests and priorities. Consequently, the ANS should strive t
Publicado em: 2003
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15. PregÃo EletrÃnico
A dissertaÃÃo tem por finalidade advertir a sociedade de consumo do perigo decorrente do superendividamento, evidenciando mecanismos a obstar sua materializaÃÃo na sociedade. O CÃdigo de Defesa do Consumidor define a abrangÃncia dos termos intrÃnsecos da relaÃÃo consumerista, pontuando suas correspondestes relaÃÃes, alÃm de tratar da evoluÃÃo h
Publicado em: 2002
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16. Mudanças na Natureza do Comércio no Mundo conectado através do E-commerce
The Internet has taken the world by storm. It has eliminated the barriers of technology, and unlocked the doors to electronic commerce and the 'Virtual Economy'. It has given us a glimpse into the future of 'Business' itself, and it has created a bewildering variety of choices in our personal and professional lives. It has taken on a life of its own, and we
Publicado em: 2001
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17. The effectiveness of consumer choice in the Medicare supplemental health insurance market.
This article examines the factors that affect Medicare beneficiaries' choices in the supplemental health insurance market. Data include detailed survey information as well as copies of the health insurance policies owned by a sample of approximately 2,500 Medicare beneficiaries in six states during 1982. Logit analysis is employed to analyze the determinants
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18. Does type of health insurance affect health care use and assessments of care among the privately insured?
OBJECTIVE: To inform the debate about managed care by examining how different types of private insurance-indemnity insurance, PPOs, open model HMOs, and closed model HMOs-affect the use of health services and consumer assessments of care. DATA SOURCES/DATA COLLECTION: The 1996-1997 Community Tracking Study Household Survey, a nationally representative teleph
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19. Creating more effective health plan quality reports for consumers: lessons from a synthesis of qualitative testing.
OBJECTIVE: Social marketing techniques such as consumer testing have only recently been applied to develop effective consumer health insurance information. This article discusses lessons learned from consumer testing to create consumer plan choice materials. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Data were collected from 268 publicly and privately insured consumers in
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20. Consumer knowledge of Medicare and supplemental health insurance benefits.
In this article, data from a recent study funded by the Health Care Financing Administration are used to examine the level of knowledge about health care insurance coverage among Medicare beneficiaries. Two related categories of this knowledge are analyzed: knowledge of the Medicare program itself and knowledge of supplemental health insurance policies owned
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21. Designing health insurance information for the Medicare beneficiary: a policy synthesis.
Can Medicare beneficiaries make rational and informed decisions about their coverage under the Medicare program? Recent policy developments in the Medicare program have been based on the theory of competition in medical care. One of the key assumptions of the competitive model is the free flow of adequate information, enabling the consumer to make an informe
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22. Symptom Sensitivity: Its Social and Cultural Correlates
This study summarizes a preliminary analysis of pretest data being gathered in a five-year study of health insurance in Los Angeles by the UCLA School of Public Health. One of the major purposes of the overall study is to examine factors that determine utilization of physicians' services and consumer satisfaction with the care received. In the development of
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23. Biodiversity as spatial insurance in heterogeneous landscapes
The potential consequences of biodiversity loss for ecosystem functioning and services at local scales have received considerable attention during the last decade, but little is known about how biodiversity affects ecosystem processes and stability at larger spatial scales. We propose that biodiversity provides spatial insurance for ecosystem functioning by
National Academy of Sciences.
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24. The informatics of health care reform.
Health care in the United States has entered a period of economic upheaval. Episodic, fee-for-service care financed by indemnity insurance is being replaced by managed care financed by fixed-price, capitated health plans. The resulting focus on reducing costs, especially in areas where there is competition fueled by oversupply of health services providers an