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This paper is a written version of the Presidential Address of Randall Ellis, presented on June 11, 2012 at the fourth biennial conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) at the Carlson School of Management of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
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Ellis, R.P. Five questions for health economists. Int J Health Care Finance Econ 12, 217–233 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10754-012-9112-3
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