Switching sickness funds in Israel: Adverse selection or risk selection? Some insights from the analysis of the relative costs of switchers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.07.008
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Switching; Sickness funds; Israel; Adverse selection; Risk selection;All these keywords.
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- I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
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