Public drug insurance and children’s use of mental health medication: Risk-specific responses to lower out-of-pocket treatment costs
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- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HEA-2022-03-07 (Health Economics)
- NEP-IAS-2022-03-07 (Insurance Economics)
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