Health coverage for aging baby boomers: Findings from the commonwealth fund survey of older adults

Older and Out of Work: Jobs and Social Insurance for a Changing Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 131-171

  Collins, Sara R ^a   Davis, Karen ^a   Schoen, Cathy ^a   Doty, Michelle M ^a   Kriss, Jennifer L ^a  

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