The effect of tax subsidies on high health care expenditure burdens in the United States

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-223

  Selden, Thomas M ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burdens; Equity; Tax subsidies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT; POVERTY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TAX; UNITED STATES;

COST OF ILLNESS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; POVERTY; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48449089513     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-008-9043-1     Document Type: Article

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