Does high-risk pool coverage meet the needs of people at risk for disability?

Inquiry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 340-352

  Hall, Jean P ^a   Moore, Janice M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SECURITY; STROKE; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 56749177504     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_45.03.340     Document Type: Article

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