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  • Byron Lutz and Louise Sheiner, State and Local Health Plans for Active and Retired Public Employees (Journal of Health Economics, Volume 38, 2013), chap. 8, https://www.nber.org/books-and-chapters/state-and-local-health-plans-active-and-retired-public-employees/fiscal-stress-arising-state-and-local-retiree-health-obligations.

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