Insurance Reform in a Voluntary System: Implications for the Sick, the Well, and Universal Health Care

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 242-249

  Addington, Whitney ^a   Berenson, Robert A ^a   Bertram, Philip D ^a   Altus, Philip ^a   McLean, Angela ^a   Lavizzo Mourey, Risa J ^a   Fogarty, William M ^a   Gullen, David J ^a   Gary, Nancy E ^a   Latos, Derrick L ^a   Herbert Carter, Janice ^a   Webster Jr , James ^a   Honsiger Jr , Richard ^a   Haddad, Kathleen M ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE, UNITED STATES; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030215408     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-3-199608010-00015     Document Type: Article

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