Lessons from the Clinton plan: Incremental market reform, not sweeping government control

Health Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 705-710

  Antos, Joseph ^a  

^a AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INSURANCE; MARKET; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44449138136     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.3.705     Document Type: Short Survey

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