Tracking the State Children's Health Insurance Program with hospital data: National baselines, state variations, and some cautions

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 440-455

  Friedman, Bernard ^a   Jee, Joanne ^a   Steiner, Claudia ^a   Bierman, Arlene ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAID;

EID: 0032728114     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879905600403     Document Type: Article

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