The waiver pork barrel: Committee membership and the approval time of Medicaid waivers

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 401-411

  Helland, Eric ^a  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 22644448848     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1999.tb00692.x     Document Type: Article

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