How did welfare reform affect the health insurance coverage of women and children?

Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 486-506

  Cawley, John ^a   Schroeder, Mathis ^a   Simon, Kosali I ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Medicaid; SCHIP; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; POLICY; PROBABILITY; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; WELFARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAID; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644859361     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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