The impact of health care reform on hospital and preventive care: Evidence from Massachusetts

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 909-929

  Kolstad, Jonathan T ^a,c   Kowalski, Amanda E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Health care; Health reform; Hospitals; Insurance; Massachusetts; Preventive care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867897489     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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