Measuring health care costs of individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance in the U.S.: A comparison of survey and claims data

Statistical Journal of the IAOS

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 43-51

  Aizcorbe, Ana ^a   Liebman, Eli ^a   Pack, Sarah ^a   Cutler, David M ^b   Chernew, Michael E ^c   Rosen, Allison B ^d  

^a Bureau of Economic Analysis   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 80555135656     PISSN: 18747655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/SJI-2012-0743     Document Type: Article

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