The effect of health insurance on medical care utilization and implications for insurance expansion: A review of the literature

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-30

  Buchmueller, Thomas C ^a   Grumbach, Kevin ^b   Kronick, Richard ^c   Kahn, James G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care reform; Health insurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; OUTPATIENT; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE;

EID: 17544370317     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558704271718     Document Type: Review

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