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The Simultaneous Effects of Obesity, Insurance Choice, and Medical Visit Choice on Health Care Costs

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  • Ralph Bradley & Colin Baker, 2013. "The Simultaneous Effects of Obesity, Insurance Choice, and Medical Visit Choice on Health Care Costs," NBER Chapters, in: Measuring and Modeling Health Care Costs, pages 211-240, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    5. Ralph Bradley, 2005. "A Semi-Parametric Model for Asymmetric Information in Health Plan Markets," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 43(4), pages 812-822, October.
    6. Cawley, John & Meyerhoefer, Chad, 2012. "The medical care costs of obesity: An instrumental variables approach," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 219-230.
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