Loss of health insurance among non-elderly adults in medicaid

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Sommers, Benjamin D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop out; Losing health insurance; Losing Medicaid; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149147460     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0792-9     Document Type: Article

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