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ByadminOur Medical Decision Making Research Group is looking for an Associate in Research to join our team. Please see the job description below and the link to apply. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Associate in Research (RA) will support investigators on multiple research projects related to patient decision making and health communication. The RA will contribute to the…
Healthcare.gov 3.0 — Behavioral Economics and Insurance Exchanges
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Hopping Mad Over Drug Company Product Hopping
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State Mandates Online Health Care Price
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It Pays to Pay Well for Medicaid
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