More on the economic efficiency of mixed public/private insurance

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 517-523

  Selden, Thomas M ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Public catastrophic insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031498270     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(97)00045-5     Document Type: Article

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