Do insurers respond to risk adjustment? A long-term, nationwide analysis from Switzerland
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Keywords
Social health insurance; Cream skimming; Risk adjustment; Switzerland; I13; I18;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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