Are publicly insured children less likely to be admitted to hospital than the privately insured (and does it matter)?
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- Diane Alexander & Janet Currie, 2016. "Are Publicly Insured Children Less Likely to be Admitted to Hospital than the Privately Insured (and Does it Matter)?," NBER Working Papers 22542, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Public health insurance; Unnecessary hospitalization; Child hospitalization;All these keywords.
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- I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
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