Health insurance and children with disabilities

Future of Children

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-148

  Szilagyi, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABLED CHILDREN; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861951803     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: 15501558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/foc.2012.0000     Document Type: Article

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