The dynamics of health insurance coverage: Identifying trigger events for insurance loss and gain

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 159-185

  Fairlie, Robert W ^a,b   London, Rebecca A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Insurance dynamics; Insurance loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MARRIAGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 49149114434     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-008-0033-z     Document Type: Article

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