Donated care programs: A stopgap measure or a long-run alternative to health insurance?

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 421-430

  Kullgren, Jeffrey T ^a   Taylor, Erin Fries ^b   McLaughlin, Catherine G ^c,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Economic Research Initiative

Author keywords

Donated medical care; Health care accessibility; Maine; Medically uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MAINE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; UNCOMPENSATED CARE;

EID: 24644507789     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0053     Document Type: Article

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