Rational choice in medicaid managed care: A critique

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 37-59

  Hill, Shirley A ^a   Zimmerman, Mary K ^b   Fox, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health policy; Medicaid; Poverty; Rational choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937383379     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v06n02_03     Document Type: Article

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