High-deductible health plans: Are vulnerable families enrolled?

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Galbraith, Alison A ^a   Ross Degnan, Dennis ^a   Soumerai, Stephen B ^a   Miroshnik, Irina ^a   Wharam, J Frank ^a   Kleinman, Kenneth ^a   Lieu, Tracy A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost sharing; Deductible; Health insurance; Health policy; Health services research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYER; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASSACHUSETTS; POVERTY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 65349175062     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1738     Document Type: Article

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