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Setting health plan premiums to ensure efficient quality in health care: minimum variance optimal risk adjustment

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  • Glazer, Jacob & McGuire, Thomas G., 2002. "Setting health plan premiums to ensure efficient quality in health care: minimum variance optimal risk adjustment," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 84(2), pages 153-173, May.
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