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Minimum standards, insurance regulation and adverse selection: evidence from the Medigap market

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  • Finkelstein, Amy, 2004. "Minimum standards, insurance regulation and adverse selection: evidence from the Medigap market," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(12), pages 2515-2547, December.
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