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The Star Treatment

Estimating the Impact of Star Ratings on Medicare Advantage Enrollments

Michael Darden and Ian M. McCarthy
Journal of Human Resources, October 2015, 50 (4) 980-1008; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.4.980
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vol. 50 no. 4 980-1008
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.4.980
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received August 1, 2013
  • Accepted May 1, 2014
  • Published online October 23, 2015.
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  2. Ian M. McCarthy
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