Do people shift their use of health services over time to take advantage of insurance?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-115

  Long, Stephen H ^a   Marquis, M Susan ^a   Rodgers, Jack ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b PricewaterhouseCoopers USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Medical care demand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HYPOTHESIS; TIME;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031982947     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(97)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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