Selection stories: Understanding movement across health plans

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 821-838

  Cutler, David ^a   Lincoln, Bryan ^b   Zeckhauser, Richard ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of the Attorney General   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse retention; Aging in place; Health insurance

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; MOVEMENT; PLANNING SYSTEM;

AGING; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958159992     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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