منابع مشابه
Health insurance coverage.
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We investigate the effect of health insurance coverage on the decision of individuals to apply for Disability Insurance (DI). Those who qualify for DI receive public insurance under Medicare, but only after a two-year waiting period. This raises concerns that many disabled are going uninsured while they wait for their Medicare coverage. Moreover, the combination of this waiting period and the u...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.20.2429-d