Inclusion of immigrant families in U.S. health coverage expansions

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 17, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 81-94

  Hirota, Sherry ^a   García, Jane ^b   Silber, Ralph ^c   Lamirault, Ingrid ^c   Penserga, Luella J ^d   Hall, Margo B ^e  

^a Asian Health Services   (United States)

^b La Clinica de la Raza   (United States)

^c Alameda Health Consortium ^*  (United States)

^d Alameda Alliance for Health ^*  (United States)

^e ERA Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Health coverage; Health insurance; Immigrants; Low income; Underserved; Undocumented; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MIGRATION; PATIENT; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33644778702     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2006.0006     Document Type: Article

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