Public and private health insurance: Stacking up the costs

Health Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Ku, Leighton ^a   Broaddus, Matthew ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center on Budget and Policy Priorities   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; POVERTY;

COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; INSURANCE, HEALTH; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48149109625     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.4.w318     Document Type: Article

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