Paying a premium on your premium? Consolidation in the US health insurance industry

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1161-1185

  Dafny, Leemore ^a   Duggan, Mark ^b   Ramanarayanan, Subramaniam ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FOR-PROFIT INSURANCE PLANS; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862506263     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.2.1161     Document Type: Review

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