The health care experiences of rural medicaid beneficiaries

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 575-591

  Long, Sharon K ^a   King, Jennifer ^a   Coughlin, Teresa A ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Medicaid; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAID; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICAID; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33748937215     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2006.0111     Document Type: Article

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