High-risk pools for uninsurable individuals: Recent growth, future prospects

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-87

  Frakt, Austin B ^a,c   Pizer, Steven D ^a   Wrobel, Marian V ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c Mail Stop 152H   (United States)

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HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; LAW; MARKETING; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REVIEW; TAX;

EID: 15044354971     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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