Subsidization and choice in the group health insurance market

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 413-439

  Ma, Yu Luen ^a   Browne, Mark ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 25444509191     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2005.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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