Evidence of a causal link between health outcomes, insurance coverage, and a policy to expand access: Experimental data from children in the Philippines

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 620-630

  Quimbo, Stella A ^a   Peabody, John W ^b,c   Shimkhada, Riti ^b   Florentino, Jhiedon ^a   Solon, Orville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Institute for Global Health   (United States)

Author keywords

children; experiment; health insurance; health outcomes; policy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; DIARRHEA; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHILIPPINES; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SAMPLING; WASTING SYNDROME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CAUSALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHILIPPINES; PNEUMONIA; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 79953046923     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1621     Document Type: Article

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