What the oregon health study can tell us about expanding medicaid

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1498-1506

  Allen, Heidi ^a   Baicker, Katherine ^b   Finkelstein, Amy ^c   Taubman, Sarah ^d   Wright, Bill J ^e  

^a EARLE A CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e St John Providence Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POVERTY; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77958197118     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0191     Document Type: Review

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