Disruptions in insurance coverage: Patterns and relationship to health care access, unmet need, and utilization before enrollment in the state children's health insurance program

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Federico, Steven G ^a,b,d   Steiner, John F ^a   Beaty, Brenda ^a   Crane, Lori ^a   Kempe, Allison ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MC0132 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Churning; Disruptions; Insurance gaps; SCHIP; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 35148834158     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3094     Document Type: Article

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