Vulnerable populations, prison, and federal and state medicaid policies: Avoiding the loss of a right to care

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-149

  Pérez, Leda M ^a   Ro, Marguerite J ^b   Treadwell, Henrie M ^c  

^a Collins Center for Public Policy ^*  (United States)

^b Asian Pac Islander Amer Hlth F   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care systems; Inmates; Medicaid; Quality assurance; Releasees

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRISON; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PRISONS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 63649161731     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345808330040     Document Type: Article

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