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Public insurance substituting for private insurance: new evidence regarding public hospitals, uncompensated care funds, and medicaid

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  • Rask, Kimberly J.

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  • Rask, Kevin N. & Rask, Kimberly J., 2000. "Public insurance substituting for private insurance: new evidence regarding public hospitals, uncompensated care funds, and medicaid," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 1-31, January.
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