Single payer - Good metaphor, bad politics

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 531-542

  Stone, Deborah ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH INSURANCE; JUSTICE; LANGUAGE; LEADERSHIP; LITERATURE; MONEY; POLITICS; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; POLITICS; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68049111496     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2009-014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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