Making the transition to prepaid medicare

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-98

  Saving, Thomas R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040016232     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.14.2.85     Document Type: Article

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