Medicaid expansions and the insurance coverage of poor teenagers

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-34

  Leininger, Lindsey Jeanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74849114380     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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