Access to health care for youth leaving foster care: Medicaid and SCHIP

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 53-69

  English, Abigail ^a   Morreale, Madlyn C ^a   Larsen, Judith ^b  

^a Center for Adolescent Health and the Law   (United States)

^b ABA Center on Children and the Law   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Federal health programs; Foster care; Health care; Health insurance; Independent living; Medicaid; SCHIP; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOSTER CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CARE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0038730922     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00071-5     Document Type: Article

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