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Information Technology and Consumer Search for Health Insurance

Mark V. Pauly Health Care Systems Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104‐6218, USA Phone: 215‐898‐2838 Fax: 215‐898‐2838 E-mail: [email protected]View further author information
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Bradley Herring Department of Health Policy & Management, Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30322, USA Phone: 404‐727‐3738 Fax: 404‐727‐3738 E-mail: [email protected]
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David Song Health Care Systems Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk., Philadelphia, PA 19104‐6218, USA Phone: 215‐875‐9724 Fax: 215‐875‐9724 E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 45-63 | Published online: 22 Jan 2007

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