Out-of-pocket financial burden for low-income families with children: Socioeconomic disparities and effects of insurance

Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6 I, 2005, Pages 1722-1736

  Galbraith, Alison A ^a   Wong, Sabrina T ^b   Kim, Sue E ^c   Newacheck, Paul W ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family coverage; Financial burden; Health care costs; Health care financing insurance premiums; Socioeconomic disparities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 29144532565     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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