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Saving Teens: Using a Policy Discontinuity to Estimate the Effects of Medicaid Eligibility

Laura R. Wherry and Bruce D. Meyer
Journal of Human Resources, August 2016, 51 (3) 556-588; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.3.0913-5918R1
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Laura R. Wherry, Bruce D. Meyer
Journal of Human Resources Aug 2016, 51 (3) 556-588; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.3.0913-5918R1

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Saving Teens: Using a Policy Discontinuity to Estimate the Effects of Medicaid Eligibility
Laura R. Wherry, Bruce D. Meyer
Journal of Human Resources Aug 2016, 51 (3) 556-588; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.3.0913-5918R1
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