A randomized experiment of issue framing and voter support of tax increases for health insurance expansion

Health Policy

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 245-255

  Rodriguez, Hector P ^a   Laugesen, Miriam J ^b   Watts, Carolyn A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalities; Health insurance; Issue framing; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CITIZENSHIP; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLITICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC OPINION; TAXES; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78249255467     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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