Reinsuring risk to increase access to health insurance

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 283-287

  Swartz, Katherine ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RISK SHARING, FINANCIAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942718888     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803321947209     Document Type: Conference Paper

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