Covering the low-income uninsured: The case for expanding public programs

Health Affairs

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-39

  Feder, Judith ^a   Levitt, Larry ^b   O'Brien, Ellen ^a   Rowland, Diane ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Kaiser Comm on Medicaid   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; POVERTY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 0035235218     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.20.1.27     Document Type: Article

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