Welfare reform and "ineligibles": Issue of constitutionality and recent court rulings

Social Work

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 315-323

  Kim, Rebecca Y ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constitutional issue; Eligibility; Immigrants; Welfare benefits; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVIL RIGHTS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAID; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL RIGHTS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035487908     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/46.4.315     Document Type: Article

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