The impact by race of changing long-term care policy

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1-20

  Wallace, Steven P ^a   Levy Storms, Lene ^a   Andersen, Ronald M ^a   Kington, Raynard S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTHCARE POLICY; SOCIAL POLICY;

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES;

USA;

EID: 0031420230     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v09n03_01     Document Type: Article

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