The effect of medicaid eligibility on coverage, utilization, and children's health

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1061-1079

  De La Mata, Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

children's health; crowd out; healthcare utilization; Medicaid; public health insurance; regression discontinuity

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864685937     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2857     Document Type: Conference Paper

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