Planning for and securing health insurance in the context of welfare reform

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 536-554

  Hartley, Heather ^a   Seccombe, Karen ^a   Hoffman, Kim ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping behavior; Health insurance; Medicaid; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAID; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24644501621     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0051     Document Type: Article

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