Pro & con: State lawsuits won't succeed in overturning the individual mandate

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1225-1228

  Jost, Timothy S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; LAW SUIT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; LEGAL ASPECT; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956906515     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0404     Document Type: Review

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