Controlling Health Care Costs Through Limited Network Insurance Plans: Evidence from Massachusetts State Employees
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- Jonathan Gruber & Robin McKnight, 2016. "Controlling Health Care Costs through Limited Network Insurance Plans: Evidence from Massachusetts State Employees," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 8(2), pages 219-250, May.
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- I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HEA-2014-12-13 (Health Economics)
- NEP-IAS-2014-12-13 (Insurance Economics)
- NEP-NET-2014-12-13 (Network Economics)
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