Medical savings accounts: A notably uninteresting policy idea

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 276-278

  Saltman, Richard B ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031700079     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/8.4.276     Document Type: Review

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