The effect of Medicaid physician fees on take-up of public health insurance among children in poverty

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 452-462

  Hahn, Youjin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access to care; Medicaid; Medicaid payment; Medicaid reimbursement; Take up

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874366688     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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