Health coverage and expenses: Impact on older women's economic well-being

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 222-247

  Salganicoff, Alina ^a   Cubanski, Juliette ^a   Ranji, Usha ^a   Neuman, Tricia ^a  

^a HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial burden; Health care costs; Health expenses; Long term care; Low income; Medicaid; Medicare; Retirement; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 72949122590     PISSN: 1554477X     EISSN: 15544788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15544770902901874     Document Type: Article

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