The impact of Blue Cross conversions on health spending and the uninsured.

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Published in Health Aff (Millwood) on March 10, 2005

Authors

Christopher J Conover1, Mark A Hall, Jan Ostermann

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. conoverc@hpolicy.duke.edu

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