the guidelines for the research proposal:

This should be a 1-3 pages double-spaced proposal that should discuss a potential research topic related to the article “The impact of cost-sharing on emergency department use. “. It should include the following:

1. Brief literature review summarizing the existing studies available in the peer-reviewed literature in the area chosen.

2. Brief description of the proposed research.

3. Discussion of the proposed study’s contribution to the existing literature (i.e., does it bring anything new given the existing literature?).

4. Significance of the proposed study (e.g., important policy implications of the results of the study)