The origins and demise of the public option

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1117-1124

  Halpin, Helen A ^a   Harbage, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Peter Harbage Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; LAW; MEDICARE; POLITICS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC OPINION;

CALIFORNIA; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE, UNITED STATES; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956910492     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0363     Document Type: Review

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