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The Effect of National Health Insurance on the Price and Quantity of Medical Care

In: The Role of Health Insurance in the Health Services Sector

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  • Martin Feldstein & Bernard Friedman, 1976. "The Effect of National Health Insurance on the Price and Quantity of Medical Care," NBER Chapters, in: The Role of Health Insurance in the Health Services Sector, pages 505-541, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    1. Davis, Karen & Russell, Louise B, 1972. "The Substitution of Hospital Outpatient Care for Inpatient Care," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 54(2), pages 109-120, May.
    2. Feldstein, Martin S, 1970. "The Rising Price of Physicians' Services," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 52(2), pages 121-133, May.
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    1. WALTER McCLURE, 1983. "The Competition Strategy for Medical Care," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 468(1), pages 30-47, July.

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