Reducing the Numbers of the Uninsured: Policy Implications From State-Level Data Analysis

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-78

  Xirasagar, Sudha ^a   Stoskopf, Carleen H ^a   Samuels, Michael E ^a   Lin, Herng Ching ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant population; Reducing uninsurance; Small business health insurance; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; PATIENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLICY MAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13844316654     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200501000-00012     Document Type: Editorial

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