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A design for a health insurance experiment.

Joseph P. Newhouse
- 01 Mar 1974 - 
- Vol. 11, Iss: 1, pp 5-27
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This article is published in Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing.The article was published on 1974-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 111 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Government & Legislation.

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