Strategies to increase enrollment in children's health insurance programs: A report of the New York Academy of Medicine

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-279

  Andrulis, Dennis P ^a   Bauer, Tamar A ^b   Hopkins, Sarah ^b  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; MANAGED CARE; MARKETING; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032783964     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02344680     Document Type: Review

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