Medicaid and the housing and asset decisions of the elderly: Evidence from estate recovery programs

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 72, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 210-224

  Greenhalgh Stanley, Nadia ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Estate recovery programs; Housing; Medicaid; Portfolio decision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862673745     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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