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The effect of the availability of charity care to the uninsured on the demand for private health insurance

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  • Herring, Bradley, 2005. "The effect of the availability of charity care to the uninsured on the demand for private health insurance," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(2), pages 225-252, March.
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