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Attribution
Selected content from:
- “Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System” by Thomas A. Clobes is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
. Chapters 1, 4, 9, 16. https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/educational_resources/nk322m064?locale=en - Reprinted from United States: Health System Review 2020, Vol 22(4), Ewout van Ginneken (ed.), Health Systems in Transition / Chapter 2 (pgs. 30-39, 83-84, 86-91); Chapter 4 (pgs. 176-177, 202); Chapter 5 (pgs. 238-241)/ Copyright 2020. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications/i/united-states-health-system-review-2020
- “Economics – Theory Through Applications” by Saylor Academy is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 . Chapter 16. https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Economics/Book%3A_Economics_-_Theory_Through_Applications/16%3A_A_Healthy_Economy/16.02%3A_Supply_and_Demand_in_Health-Care_Markets
