Does free healthcare improve children's healthcare use and outcomes? Evidence from Japan's healthcare subsidy for young children
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Keywords
Child health; Healthcare subsidy; Patient cost-sharing; Healthcare utilization; Child mortality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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