Medicare Part D and the financial protection of the elderly

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 77-102

  Engelhardt, Gary V ^a   Gruber, Jonathan ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84855372543     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.3.4.77     Document Type: Article

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