Health insurance in a democracy: Why is it public and why are premiums income related?

Public Choice

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 283-308

  Kifmann, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 26444535642     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-005-2049-z     Document Type: Article

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