Relative affordability of health insurance premiums under CHIP expansion programs and the ACA

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 859-877

  Gresenz, Carole Roan ^a   Laugesen, Miriam J ^b   Yesus, Ambeshie ^c   Escarce, José J ^d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POVERTY; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855519588     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1407658     Document Type: Article

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