Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations (1991)

Chapter: 8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies

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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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Suggested Citation: "8 Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1835.
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