The impact of patient cost-sharing on low-income populations: Evidence from Massachusetts

Greater patient cost-sharing could help reduce the fiscal pressures associated with insurance expansion by reducing the scope for moral hazard. But it is possible that low-income recipients are unable to cut back on utilization wisely and that, as a result, higher cost-sharing will lead to worse hea...

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Main Authors: Chandra, Amitabh (Author), Gruber, Jonathan (Contributor), McKnight, Robin (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2017-02-06T19:21:20Z.
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