Has public health insurance for older children reduced disparities in access to care and health outcomes?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1567-1581

  Currie, Janet ^a,b   Decker, Sandra ^c   Lin, Wanchuan ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^d Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Children's health; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAID; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55149118402     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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