We all want it, but we don't know what it is: Toward a standard of affordability for health insurance premiums

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 829-853

  Muennig, Peter ^a   Sampat, Bhaven ^a   Tilipman, Nicholas ^a   Brown, Lawrence D ^a   Glied, Sherry A ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; DELPHI STUDY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; PATIENT; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

BUDGETS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855527029     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1407640     Document Type: Article

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