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. 2015 Mar;175(3):337-8.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7763.

How narrow a network is too narrow?

Katherine Baicker  1 , Helen Levy  2
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How narrow a network is too narrow?

Katherine Baicker et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Mar.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Baicker reports serving as a commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and as a director of Eli Lilly and reports receiving funding for other research from the National Institute on Aging.

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