Trends in health care spending for immigrants in the United States

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 544-550

  Stimpson, Jim P ^a   Wilson, Fernando A ^a   Eschbach, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMMIGRANT; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAID; PUBLIC SECTOR; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957316558     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0400     Document Type: Article

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