Insurance for children with special health care needs: Patterns of coverage and burden on families to provide adequate insurance

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 394-403

  Davidoff, Amy J ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic conditions; Health insurance; Premiums

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED CHILDREN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; POVERTY; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 3442892952     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.114.2.394     Document Type: Article

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