Health Economics
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781137029966
Author: Jay Bhattacharya
Publisher: SPRINGER NATURE CUSTOMER SERVICE
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Chapter 2, Problem 14EQ
(a)
To determine
The two groups included in this study.
(b)
To determine
The methodological difference between the design of the given study and the RAND health insurance experiment.
(c)
To determine
Comparison between the given study and the Oregon medical experiment.
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