Managed care's methods for determining coverage of plastic surgery procedures: the example of reduction mammaplasty.
Krieger
L M
LM
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. lkrieger@ucla.edu.
Lesavoy
M A
MA
D002140:California; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007359:Insurance, Surgical / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008910:Minnesota; D009922:Oregon; D014861:Washington